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Mar 08, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois homeschooling families rally against a proposed bill requiring them to notify districts and provide materials if truancy concerns arise.
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State lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
Mar 08, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois hospitals sound alarm on "sweeping and shocking" Medicaid cuts. Could state's uninsured rate double overnight?
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Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroom
Mar 08, 2025 4:00 am - Many large Illinois school districts already limit classroom cellphone use. Gov. Pritzker wants a statewide ban, saying it reduces bullying and improves test scores.
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With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reform
Mar 08, 2025 4:00 am - With rising electricity demand straining Illinois' grid, lawmakers and advocates propose bills to increase utility efficiency targets, regulate data centers' energy use, and incentivize battery storage development to boost reliability and curb costs.
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Legislative revenue estimate more than $700 million lower than Pritzker’s proposed budget
Mar 08, 2025 4:00 am - Lawmakers project $737 million less revenue than Governor Pritzker for next fiscal year, raising questions during budget negotiations.
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Grayslake village president candidates prioritize infrastructure, financial stabilityMar 07, 2025 11:34 pm - The two candidates vying to be Grayslake village president have different campaign priorities with incumbent Trustee Elizabeth Davies focusing on keeping the town debt-free and community oriented, while Jeff Loffredo is seeking to improve the town’s infrastructure and increase public involvement.
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Free, easy to use platform for all things recycling being rolled out throughout the suburbs and stateMar 07, 2025 11:31 pm - A digital platform designed to make waste and recycling information easy to find, understand and use is being rolled out across the suburbs and statewide.
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A car pulled from a river may tell what happened to an Oregon family of 5 that went missing in 1958
Mar 07, 2025 9:29 pm - After two days of dredging, a crane on Friday pulled from the Columbia River a Ford station wagon that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family who disappeared whil...
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DuPage County unveils plans to replace Heritage Gallery in WheatonMar 07, 2025 8:44 pm - The DuPage Heritage Gallery in Wheaton would be removed entirely to make way for a new display showcasing the county’s history under a proposal to redesign the decades-old exhibit.
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Temporary Buffalo Grove fire station up and runningMar 07, 2025 8:44 pm - Operations began this week at the temporary fire station relocated to Buffalo Grove’s former public works building at 51 Raupp Boulevard.