Illinois
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Former ComEd CEO testifies she was unaware of Madigan allies' monthly checks for no work
Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - In May 2018, ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore called the utility's longtime top contract lobbyist, Mike McClain, with some news: she was about to be promoted to CEO of Exelon ...
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Federal appeals court denies request to block Illinois' weapons ban
Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - The federal appeals court in Chicago on Tuesday denied a request to block the state's ban on high-powered rifles while it faces legal challenges. The 7th U.S. Circuit Co...
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Former ComEd CEO testifies secretly recorded call actually 'proves my innocence'
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Legislation calls for reburial of Native Americans whose remains are held by Illinois museums
Apr 17, 2023 5:30 am - This story was originally published by ProPublica. For more than 30 years, tribal nations have been asking the state of Illinois and its state-run institutions to r...
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Democratic Supreme Court justices won't recuse themselves in state weapons ban case
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Report: State help with tuition, college budgets tanked amid 20 years of state disinvestment
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Illinois' push to clean energy has been re-energized by 2021 lawApr 15, 2023 1:00 am - For Jon Carson, founder of solar developer Trajectory Energy Partners, the impact of the state's massive climate bill — the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act or CEJA — has ...
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What it takes to expel legislators in IllinoisApr 13, 2023 5:30 am - Though historically rife with a variety of scandals, Illinois legislators have rarely used their powers of expulsion to remove offending colleagues from office. In fact,...
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Bills targeting polystyrene containers, single-use plastics separately pass Illinois House, SenateApr 13, 2023 5:00 am - Two environmentally focused bills that would ban polystyrene foam food containers and curb single-use plastics separately have passed the Illinois House and Senate, and ...
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Illinois to receive $67.6 million in settlement with Juul