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The Flash Index to the Illinois economy took a slight dip in October, dropping to 105.3, from its September reading of 105.5. Any reading above 100 from the Flash Index means economic growth, and by that standard, the state’s economy has been growing since 2012.
State Representative Luis Arroyo has resigned, one week after his arrest on federal bribery charges.
Two months after announcing that he would not seek another term in Congress, U.S. Rep. John Shimkus said Thursday that he will be taking the weekend to reconsider it.
The top administrator at Missouri’s sole abortion provider testified during the last day of a hearing that state officials had become increasingly combative in relations with the clinic during the past year.
The Illinois State Board of Education released its new report card on Wednesday. That name makes it sound like gives schools a grade, which it does. But there’s much more to it than that.
