Hannah Meisel
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Lawmakers, cannabis industry call for ban on ‘delta-8’ and other psychoactive hemp productsApr 23, 2024 12:07 pm - Illinois’ largest cannabis business association is pushing to ban the sale of delta-8 THC, an increasingly popular psychoactive substance that’s popped up in corner store...
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$160 million allotted for aid to migrants in ChicagoNov 15, 2023 10:00 pm - As winter quickly approaches, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced plans Thursday for the state to spend an additional $160 million to aid and house a sustained influx of migran...
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Staffing agencies sued by Illinois attorney general say they are exempt from antitrust lawsNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court today will hear arguments from three staffing agencies that say their industry is exempt from state antitrust laws in a case claiming the firm...
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State lawmakers debate scholarship tax credit, other issues in final days of sessionNov 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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Pritzker urges Biden to intervene amid 'untenable' pace of migrant arrivalsOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - As Chicago prepares this week for an increase in the already steady stream of migrants arriving from the southern U.S. border, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is once again publicly ...
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Illinois leaders call on Biden to let state sponsor migrant workersAug 30, 2023 1:00 am - Elected officials and business leaders in Illinois are calling on President Joe Biden to ease work restrictions for asylum-seekers and other long-term undocumented worke...
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Judge blocks expanding fraud law to pregnancy centersAug 04, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new law allowing Illinoisans to sue so-called crisis pregnancy centers under the state's Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act is on hold a...
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Illinois will create a $10 million hotline for abortion accessJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - As another of Illinois' border states is set to enact a near-total abortion ban this week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced several new programs to help address th...
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Expanded fraud law now covers crisis pregnancy centersJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - So-called crisis pregnancy centers can now face lawsuits if they engage in "deceptive acts" aimed at deterring women from seeking abortions under a new law signed by Gov...
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COVID unemployment surge led to at least $5.2 billion in overpaid benefits in Illinois - including fraudJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois overpaid unemployment benefits to the tune of $5.2 billion during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, with much of it paid to fraudulent...
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