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Jessica M. Mastalski: 2025 candidate for Des Plaines City Council Ward 1Mar 15, 2025 11:48 am - Jessica Mastalski is one of three candidates running for Des Plaines City Council Ward 1 in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Educators say low pay hinders teacher recruitment, retention efforts
Mar 15, 2025 4:00 am - To address Illinois' teacher shortage, educators call for better pay and working conditions, citing factors like mental health support, recruitment initiatives, and minimum $55K salaries.
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Bills dealing with AI in online therapy, health insurance advance in House committees
Mar 15, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois lawmakers are growing concerned with the use of artificial intelligence in health care.
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‘Right to Play’ bill would allow students to compete on school and nonschool teams simultaneously
Mar 15, 2025 4:00 am - Proposed "Right to Play Act" in Illinois would let high school athletes participate on school and nonschool teams at the same time, worrying state athletic officials.
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Illinois schools turn to retirees, substitutes, outsourcing & state grants to combat prolonged teacher shortage
Mar 15, 2025 4:00 am - A new survey shows Illinois schools continue facing teacher shortage despite some recovery, with lack of new teachers, compensation issues and working conditions as main causes.
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Republican bills aim to assist Illinois in its battle against fentanyl
Mar 15, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois senators have filed legislation to reclassify fentanyl deaths as "poisoning" rather than "overdoses" to recognize victims.
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Billy Dean Saylor: 2025 candidate for Carpentersville village boardMar 14, 2025 10:55 pm - Billy Dean Saylor is one of five candidates running for three seats on the Carpentersville village board in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Teen chefs turn up the heat during high school culinary competition at Harper CollegeMar 14, 2025 7:08 pm - Competitors from Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 chopped, grated, diced and sauteed their way through a “Chopped”-style cooking competition at Harper College.
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Illinois AG sues Prestige Feed in Mount Prospect over odor, noise pollutionMar 14, 2025 6:12 pm - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is suing a controversial animal feed manufacturer based in Mount Prospect over odor and noise complaints.
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Man gets 25 years for sexual assault on disabled womanMar 14, 2025 5:48 pm - The man who sexually assaulted a profoundly disabled woman and impregnated her was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison.