Tax credits, prison reform pass in veto session
December 5, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers last week passed significant legislation dealing with electric vehicle manufacturing incentives and the availability of hygiene products for…
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63 Illinois counties are at elevated COVID-19 community levels
December 2, 2022With COVID-19 cases and other respiratory viruses on the increase around Illinois, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reminding the public to take steps to protect themselves…
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Pretrial detention changes to SAFE-T Act pass, head to governor
December 2, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers on Thursday passed a long-awaited amendment to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform’s provisions that will eliminate cash bail when the calendar hits 2023….
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State lawmakers call for limiting state investment in Russian assets
December 1, 2022SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House gave final passage Wednesday to a bill aimed at prohibiting state investment in assets tied to Russia and Belarus in retaliation for their participation…
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Appellate court reverses contempt citations against DCFS director
December 1, 2022An appellate court on Wednesday, Nov. 30 reversed several contempt of court citations that were filed in recent months against Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc…
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Lawmakers announce bipartisan plan on unemployment debt
November 30, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers on Tuesday, Nov. 29 announced a bipartisan plan to use state revenues to pay down the remaining $1.4 billion in debt taken on by the state’s Unemployment…
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Christmas Remembrance set at Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial
November 28, 2022The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will host the annual Christmas Remembrance Ceremony for Illinois soldiers listed as prisoners of war or missing in action (POW/MIA)…
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Flagpole removed from Old State Capitol as part of ongoing renovation
November 22, 2022SPRINGFIELD – People walking through downtown Springfield on Monday morning looked up to an unusual sight – a helicopter hovering over the Old State Capitol, dropping a rope and…
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Welch poised for another term as speaker, reflects on growing House majority
November 22, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governing with…
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Curran eyes ‘balance’ as he prepares to lead Illinois Senate’s GOP minority
November 21, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Senate Minority Leader-elect John Curran will take over a caucus that’s more than doubled in size by the majority-party Democrats. His goal: “Bring balance to state…
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