JJ Bullock
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Bill would require Asian American unit in history classesMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - Legislation passed through an Illinois House committee on Wednesday that would require all public Illinois schools to include a unit on Asian American history. The legi...
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Suburban lawmakers split on party lines over legislation on youth suicide prevention in IllinoisMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban lawmakers split along party lines Wednesday in a House committee vote on requiring protocols for preventing youth suicides and recognizing risk in K-12 schools....
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Surge in cybercrime during the pandemic requires response from state, suburban lawmaker saysMar 08, 2021 4:30 am - Small businesses in Illinois have had to move their operations increasingly online and remote in the past year, driven to do so by the COVID-19 pandemic. Where the movem...
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Suburban Democrats view Kelly's party chair victory as a win for suburbsMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban Democrats are viewing U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly's narrow election over Chicago Alderwoman Michelle Harris to lead the Democratic Party of Illinois as a win for the ...
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers critisize IDES after hearingMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban lawmakers expressed frustration Thursday after listening to testimony from the head of the Illinois Department of Employment Security about Illinoisans difficul...
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Legislation to curb use of isolation, restraint in public schools put on holdMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Proposed legislation that would curb the use of restraint and isolation as a form of punishment in Illinois public schools has been delayed after some lawmakers on a hea...
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It's suburbs vs. Chicago for control of Illinois Democratic PartyFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - Lines are being drawn within the Illinois Democratic Party between suburban and Chicago Democrats as the party prepares to select a new chairman after the 23-year tenure...
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Suburban Democrats eye education funding ahead of Pritzker budget proposalFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban lawmakers are already picking sides ahead of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget address Wednesday where it is expected he will outline a budget proposal that includes ...
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Illinois House speaker term limits and other changes OK'd in party line splitFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban lawmakers split along party lines Wednesday in a contentious debate that eventually saw the approval of term limits for Illinois House leadership and other new ...
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GOP lawmakers: Culturally responsive standards for teachers would put politics in classroomsFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban lawmakers are split in opinion over a rule change proposed by the Illinois State Board of Education called "culturally responsive teaching and leading standards...