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Illinois launches $60K retail scholarship challenge for students
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2026/01/22/how-illinois-students-can-compete-for-60k-in-new-retail-scholarships/88280086007/
Retail scholarship challenge launched by Illinois Retail Merchants Association
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-retail-scholarship-challenge-launched-by-illinois-retail-merchants-association/
Durbin takes another swipe at credit card fees
https://www.nprillinois.org/economy-business/2026-01-20/durbin-takes-another-swipe-at-credit-card-fees
Durbin meets with small business owners over credit card swipe fees
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2026/01/21/president-donald-trump-endorses-senator-dick-durbins-legislation-to-lower-credit-card-swipe-fees/88267822007/
New IRMA scholarship challenge invites students to tackle retail issues
https://kewaneevoice.com/new-irma-scholarship-challenge-invites-students-to-tackle-retail-issues/
‘We still have plenty’: Retailers making sense of penny’s slow death
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260117/nation-and-world-politics/we-still-have-plenty-retailers-making-sense-of-pennys-slow-death/
Illinois ‘Clean Slate’ law allows automatic sealing of nonviolent criminal records
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-clean-slate-law-allows-automatic-sealing-of-nonviolent-criminal-records/
Retail scholarship challenge launched by Illinois Retail Merchants Association
https://chambanatoday.com/news/298892-retail-scholarship-challenge-launched-by-illinois-retail-merchants-association/
Illinois Retail Merchants Association launches first-ever statewide retail scholarship challenge
https://www.ibjonline.com/2026/01/16/illinois-retail-merchants-association-launches-first-ever-statewide-retail-scholarship-challenge/
Finance committee advances new alcohol tax delay, $22M police vehicle pursuit-related settlement, TIF funds for downtown adaptive reuse, hearing date for tourism district
https://www.thedailyline.com/chicago-city-council-finance-committee-recap-january-2026-alcohol-tax-delay-vehicle-pursuit-settlement-tif-funds-downtown-office-conversion-hearing-tourism-improvement-district-approved
