Illinois
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Veto session last bet on lifting Illinois' nuclear ban this yearNov 07, 2023 4:00 am - During this week's veto session starting Tuesday, the state legislature will decide the ultimate fate of a bill that would enable the construction of new nuclear reactor...
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Illinois overcomes slow start to defeat Eastern Illinois 80-52 in season openerNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 18 points, Terrence Shannon Jr. added 16 and No. 25 Illinois pulled away in the second half to beat Eastern Illinois 80-52 in a seas...
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State lawmakers debate scholarship tax credit, other issues in final days of session
Nov 05, 2023 1:00 am - Lawmakers will return to Springfield this week for the second half of their fall veto session, giving advocates of a tax credit program for private school scholarships o...
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Gun rights advocates question proposed assault weapons registration rules in Illinois
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Illinois awarded additional $11.25M grant from U.S. Department of LaborOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has been awarded an $11.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to support continued modernization, frau...
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Pritzker wants to merge early education; speaker's bill allows staff to unionizeOct 25, 2023 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - Early childhood education in Illinois would be administered by a separate state agency, combining disparate services that bind parents in red tape, under a...
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Recovering from attack that killed her son, Palestinian American mother urges prayers for peace
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Palestinian American woman whose 6-year-old son was killed in what police are calling a hate crime in Plainfield Township has asked the public to "pray for peace" as s...
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Nuclear power in Illinois: Behind the scenes at Byron Generating StationOct 21, 2023 1:00 am - This story has been update to clarify Byron Generating Station's administrative radiation limit is 2 rems, while federal standards require a limit of 5 rems. It has ...
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Illinois payroll jobs increase to record highOct 20, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday the unemployment rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 4.4%, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 9,50...
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Mourners in heavily Palestinian suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energetic