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Lawmakers consider banning vehicle searches based on cannabis odor

By NIKA SCHOONOVER Capitol News Illinois nschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Just before lawmakers went on a two-week spring break, the Illinois Senate passed two bills that would work to further decriminalize cannabis use in Illino...
Bill to lift nuclear construction ban among measures pending in General Assembly

By JERRY NOWICKI & NIKA SCHOONOVER Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com
Apr 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers went on a two-week spring break last week with more than 700 bills already passed in at least one chamber of the General Assembly. They will retu...
'Go forward with Ochoa': Madigan kept pressure on ComEd for key board appointment

By Hannah Meisel
Apr 07, 2023 1:00 am - When Juan Ochoa was appointed to the board of ComEd in April 2019, it was after a year and a half of delays and behind-the-scenes wrangling on his behalf by some of the ...
State hands out millions for bike, pedestrian trails and bridges in suburbs and beyond

By Marni Pyke
Apr 07, 2023 1:00 am - Multiple suburbs will receive grants for projects to encourage residents to use alternates to cars, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday. For Cryst...
Bill aims to limit school district cash reserves

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
Apr 07, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The overall financial health of Illinois school districts has been improving in recent years, according to a recent state report, but a bill moving through...
Suburban schools among 17 awarded Illinois grants to create wildlife habitat

BY JENNY WHIDDEN jwhidden@dailyherald.com
Apr 07, 2023 1:00 am - To support the creation and enhancement of wildlife habitat like pollinator gardens, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has awarded grants totaling $15,700 to ...
Report: State spending soon will outpace revenues again

By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - While Illinois has recently experienced a prolonged stretch of good financial news, a new state fiscal forecast notes that, if spending continues to grow a...
Aftermath of Friday's storms: Pritkzer signs disaster proclamation

Daily Herald news services
Apr 02, 2023 1:00 am - BELVIDERE, Ill. - Gov. J.B. Pritzker traveled Sunday to Belvidere to visit the Apollo Theatre, which partially collapsed Friday night as about 260 people were attending ...
Richardson: The power of nonpartisan advocacy being shown in Springfield this term

By Elliot Richardson
Apr 02, 2023 1:00 am - Small business advocates are making great strides in Springfield this year. Indeed, three bills championed by the small business community have passed their respective c...
Son says he watched roof crush father when tornado hit Belvidere theater during concert

Daily Herald news services
Apr 01, 2023 1:00 am - The National Weather Service said Saturday it was indeed a tornado that struck a Belvidere theater where a roof collapsed and killed a 50-year-old man during a rock conc...

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