New law aims to expand affordable housing
— July 30, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday, July 29 signed a measure aimed at increasing affordable housing investment in Illinois, as well as a measure expanding the state’s…
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Education services extended for Illinois’ special needs students
— July 28, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Students with special needs will be able to finish their last year of high school regardless of when their birthday falls on the calendar, while those who lost a year…
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State awards $3.5 million in youth investment grants
— July 19, 2021Using revenue generated from adult-use cannabis sales, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) announced 21 grants totaling $3.5 million to organizations offering…
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CPS employees ask Supreme Court to hear challenge to union dues
— June 27, 2021SPRINGFIELD — Two Chicago Public Schools employees are challenging the validity of their signed contracts to pay union dues as unconstitutional under a 2018 decision that ruled mandatory…
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UIC bands new falcon brood as part of popular community project
— June 21, 2021For decades, peregrine falcons have nested atop University of Illinois Chicago’s University Hall and everyone — from the UIC community to local Chicago elementary school students…
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Marvel fans, assemble and head to Chicago museum for exhibit
— July 21, 2021Fans of the Marvel universe will not want to miss the exhibit going on at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The special event covers 80-plus years of Marvel comics heroes…
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State lawmaker faces renewed challenges over mayoral election
— June 28, 2021SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, who was elected Calumet City mayor in April, is facing a challenge to his mayorship that is based on a municipal referendum that prohibits…
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More than $3 million in grants awarded to first responders
— June 23, 2021The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) June 17 announced the recipients of the 2021 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of $3.3 million was awarded to 149 fire departments/districts…
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