Illinois Quick Hits: Swipe fee case returned to district court
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has returned a case involving an Illinois law banning electronic processing fees on taxes and tips to district court, citing the federal Comptroller of the Currency’s order issued last month to prevent the law from taking effect as scheduled July 1.
The appellate court said the district court should address briefs filed by plaintiffs and the Comptroller of the Currency in favor of the order and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s contention that the Comptroller’s rule and order are invalid. The oral arguments scheduled for May 13 were cancelled.
IDOT AWARDS FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECTS
The Illinois Department of Transportation says it will distribute $12 million in federal funds for 68 Safe Routes to School projects around the state.
A statement from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said the projects range from improving neighborhood infrastructure near schools to supporting community educational and safety programs.
CWB: MAN WITH MORE THAN 60 ARRESTS CHARGED AFTER ALLEGED STABBING
A Chicago man with more than 60 arrests is facing new charges after prosecutors said he stabbed a good Samaritan who came to a Chicago Transit Authority worker’s defense at a train station.
CWB Chicago reports that Eduardo De Jesus, 48, was arrested April 23 at a different train stop after officers recognized him by his neck tattoos.
De Jesus faces aggravated battery charges in connection with a March 31 incident that left a man hospitalized with a puncture wound.
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