Illinois State Politics
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Controversial home-school legislation passes key House test
Mar 19, 2025 6:40 pm - After nearly three hours of debate before a packed hearing room, a House committee on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that would impose new requirements on homeschooling, fueling a heated discussion over parental rights and government oversight in Illinois.
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Illinois could legalize internet gambling. Casinos say it will hurt them
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Pritzker’s budget sleight of hand ignores Illinois’ fiscal problemsMar 15, 2025 1:01 pm - While Gov. JB Pritzker points fingers at Washington, D.C., as the source of Illinois’ problems, his budgeting tells a different story, says Matt Paprocki, president/CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute.
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Illinois rolling out streamlined online professional licensing system
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‘Silos’ and ‘steamrollers’: Rival plans to save Metra, Pace and the CTA go under the microscopeMar 11, 2025 6:47 pm - Illinois state senators put rival plans to rescue transit in the Chicago region under the microscope Tuesday.
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Craft brewers converge on Wheeling to learn about hemp-based drinksMar 11, 2025 1:35 pm - Craft brewery owners and operators gathered Tuesday in Wheeling to discuss options they hope will allow them to keep making the intoxicating drinks.
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Metra ‘owes an explanation’: Documents show ‘allegation chart’ and ‘discrimination section’ in secret police probeMar 09, 2025 9:00 pm - State senator wants Metra outside consultants’ report released. “If you’re going to hide it, it just lets it fester.“
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Legislators urge business community to engage: ‘Democracy is interactive’Mar 07, 2025 3:50 pm - A bipartisan panel of Illinois legislators told members of the Schaumburg business community Friday that sharing their concerns with government remained the most effective way to improve it.
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With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reform
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Pritzker: Trump tariffs will hurt Illinois manufacturers, farmers and consumersMar 04, 2025 12:55 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin lay out the consequences of tariffs in Illinois.