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‘A resource that we count on’: Legislation inspired by 2023 water crisis in Lake County clears House

By Russell Lissau
Apr 30, 2024 12:27 pm - Nearly a year after a system failure left hundreds of homes and businesses in southern Lake County without drinkable water for days, legislation that would require utilit...
Election officials to weigh whether Darren Bailey and GOP operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated

BY ANDREW ADAMS AND HANNAH MEISEL
Apr 29, 2024 9:23 pm - CHICAGO — A year and a half after Republican Darren Bailey lost his campaign to challenge Gov. JB Pritzker, state election officials are weighing whether he illegally co...
Merge CTA, Metra and Pace? Lawmakers debut fix amid pushback from suburbs, transit agencies

By Marni Pyke
Apr 29, 2024 9:16 am - State lawmakers unveiled an ambitious plan Monday to fold Metra, Pace and the CTA into one supersized agency that would replace the Regional Transportation Authority. Pro...
The value of traveling to the state Capitol for small business advocates

By Elliot Richardson
Apr 28, 2024 5:08 am - Each year the Small Business Advocacy Council travels to Springfield, advocates for legislation that supports the small business community and reminds politicians that sm...
Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes first federally recognized tribe in Illinois

By HANNAH MEISEL
Apr 23, 2024 10:54 am - Nearly 200 years after Native Americans were forced out of Illinois, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has become the first federally recognized tribal nation in the sta...
Congressional primary winners vastly outraised and outspent their opponents

By Russell Lissau
Apr 20, 2024 5:30 am - On both sides of the political aisle, the winners of contested primary races in two suburban congressional districts significantly outraised and outspent their rivals in ...
State Senate advances bill to ban food additives linked to health problems

By Cole Longcor
Apr 19, 2024 11:13 am - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban four food additives found in common products including candy, soda and baked goods.
‘This legislation is about respect,’ advocates say of bill nixing senior road tests

By Marni Pyke
Apr 16, 2024 6:32 pm - Democratic and Republican state lawmakers urged their colleagues Tuesday to pass a law ending road exams for seniors. Illinois mandates drivers ages 79 and 80 to take a r...
Democrats to meet May 11 to choose Gillespie’s successor

Daily Herald report
Apr 16, 2024 4:15 pm - Northwest suburban Democratic leaders will meet in Arlington Heights on May 11 to choose a successor for outgoing state Sen. Ann Gillespie. Gillespie, an Arlington Height...
Regulators weigh future of gas industry in Illinois, while clamping down on Chicago utility

By Andrew Adams
Apr 14, 2024 8:12 am - Natural gas is fueling a fight between consumer advocates, a powerful utility company and the state. Amid competing advertising campaigns, accusations of mismanagement an...

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