Illinois
GOP super PAC targets blue House seats in Illinois, New York
Home Majority PAC, CLF’s Democratic counterpart, additionally lately invested in each districts — an indication that each events imagine the seats are vulnerable to flipping.
“All cycle we made it our precedence to develop the map so far as doable and late breakers are giving us the chance to press even deeper within the remaining stretch,” CLF President Dan Conston mentioned in a press release.
On Lengthy Island, Democrat Laura Gillen, a former Hempstead City supervisor, faces Republican Anthony D’Esposito, a Hempstead City Council member, in a district that Biden carried by almost 15 factors in 2020.
Democrats have lengthy frightened about Lengthy Island, the positioning of a shellacking within the 2019 native elections. Retirements by Rice and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s unpopularity and rising crime charges cemented its standing as an issue little one. Home Majority PAC positioned a $1.2 million purchase to assist Gillen this week, in response to knowledge from AdImpact, a TV advert monitoring agency.
The Congressional Management Fund’s first 15-second spot warns that Gillen was endorsed by a gaggle “that desires to defund the police and finish money bail.” A second warns Gillen would elevate taxes.
In Illinois, Casten’s district had seen little notable exterior spending till this week and was broadly considered protected.
First elected in 2018, Casten beat fellow Democratic Rep. Marie Newman in 2022 in a uncommon member-on-member major created by redistricting. Biden carried his district, which spans the southwestern Chicago suburbs, by 11 factors. A lot of the district is new territory to Casten underneath the redrawn map.
His opponent, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, has trailed him considerably in fundraising. He raised $1.2 million by mid-October. Casten introduced in $5.1 million in the identical interval. CLF’s advert warns Casten desires to lift taxes and makes use of footage of him saying, “A bit of little bit of inflation would really be a very good factor.”
In an indication that Democrats are additionally involved concerning the race, Home Majority PAC went on air for Casten this week with a $650,000 purchase.
The Congressional Management Fund can be inserting one other $1.2 million purchase in New York focusing on Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chair of Home Democrats’ marketing campaign arm, whose race has advanced into an costly battleground marketing campaign. The GOP tremendous PAC can be dropping one other $500,000 to focus on Democratic Rep. Mike Levin in southern California and one other $600,000 to assist New York state Legislator Colin Schmitt, who’s difficult Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan in a close-by district.
Illinois
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Some Illinois taxpayers will be able to file 2024 taxes for free with IRS program
Nearly 2 million eligible Illinois residents will be able to file their 2024 federal tax returns for free using a new IRS program.
State officials announced that Illinois will participate in the IRS Direct File service which begins on Jan. 27.
Direct File was first launched as a test program last year. This year, the program will become a permanent option with participation in 25 states.
A simplified process
The IRS estimates that more than 30 million people will be eligible to use the program during the 2025 tax filing season.
State officials said the IRS Direct File option will simplify the filing process for eligible taxpayers.
“We understand that a significant amount of time and money is spent every year to ensure personal income tax returns are filed accurately and on time,” said David Harris, the director of the Illinois Department of Revenue, in a statement. “This integration will help relieve stress and financial burden for taxpayers.”
Direct File is an online service that’s available on mobile phones, laptops, tablets or desktop computers.
The service provides a checklist and a guide to help navigate the process. Users will have access to a chatbot for guidance in both English and Spanish.
For more information on eligibility and how to use the service, visit irs.gov/filing/irs-direct-file-for-free.
Illinois
Illinois State Police trooper hurt in multi-vehicle crash near Chicago
(25News Now) – An Illinois State Police trooper was hurt in a five-vehicle crash Saturday morning in the Chicago suburb of South Barrington, but there are conflicting reports about the severity of the trooper’s injuries.
State Police said the trooper was heading to an accident scene to help with traffic control at Illinois Route 59 and Higgins Road. Police said the trooper activated his emergency lights and sirens, but was struck by another vehicle at the intersection about 9:45 a.m.
The trooper suffered critical injuries, according to a release from the East Dundee and Countryside Fire Protection District, but State Police said the trooper’s injuries were not life-threatening.
The fire department said it took almost a half-hour to extricate the trooper from his heavily damaged vehicle.
Authorities said two people from other vehicles were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
State Police are investigating.
Saturday’s accident happened less than a month after State Police Trooper Clay Carns was killed in a crash on I-55 in Will County.
The 35-year-old officer left his squad car to pick up debris from the roadway when he was struck by a passing pickup truck two days before Christmas. The truck’s 69-year-old driver was cited for not moving over to avoid hitting Trooper Carns.
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