State and Region News
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Cat declawing, indoor vaping could be banned
Mar 24, 2023 5:49 PM - One measure that recently passed in the state House would make it illegal to declaw a cat if the procedure is not medically necessary. Among the legislation to clear the state Senate is a ban on using e-cigarettes in public places. -
House narrowly passes bill allowing all-gender bathrooms
Mar 23, 2023 7:47 PM - The Illinois House narrowly passed a bill Thursday that would allow businesses, universities and other building owners to designate multi-occupancy all-gender bathrooms if they choose to do so. -
Protecting potential targets: State gives security grants to suburban synagogues, mosques and women's clinics
Mar 23, 2023 6:29 PM - Numerous suburban groups are among the 116 recipients of a state grant aimed at helping nonprofit organizations enhance protections against security threats. -
Advocates push for tax credit to increase affordable housing in IllinoisMar 23, 2023 5:01 PM - Lawmakers are considering bills that would create a new tax credit for affordable housing, referred to as the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit. The legislation, contained in the identical House Bill 2044 and Senate Bill 1737, would mirror a federal program -- administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority and Chicago Department of Housing -- that helps finance affordable housing across Illinois.
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Nonprofits can apply for grants through Charitable Trust ProgramMar 23, 2023 2:42 PM - Small nonprofits have until March 31 to apply for funding through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Program.
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State House passes bill prohibiting book bans
Mar 22, 2023 7:36 PM - The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, prompting strong opposition from Republicans who called it an assault on local control. -
House sends 41 bills to Senate as Friday legislative deadline looms
Mar 21, 2023 9:46 PM - The measures included a ban on polystyrene food containers, bills focusing on gender inclusivity in state law and a requirement that expectant parents have a "duty" to split pregnancy-related costs, including for abortions. -
Will County man cleared after being accused in daughter's death killed in crash
Mar 21, 2023 7:09 PM - Kevin Fox, a Will County man accused -- but later cleared -- of killing his 3-year-old daughter, Riley, in 2004, has died in a head-on crash in Arkansas, according to his attorney, Kathleen Zellner, whose offices are in DuPage County. -
Second officer in Illinois inmate's fatal beating gets same 20-year term
Mar 20, 2023 7:06 PM - The second of three former correctional officers sentenced in the fatal beating of a state inmate received a 20-year prison term Monday, the same as a co-conspirator despite a judge's declaration he could have stopped the attack as the senior officer. -
Republican bills in Wisconsin, other states urge cash bail
Mar 19, 2023 7:58 PM - GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin and other states also are scrambling to make it harder for defendants to get out of jail before trial after branding themselves as tough on crime in the 2022 midterm elections. Their efforts have led to a fierce fight with Democrats over public safety and the rights of criminal defendants.
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