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On 2 separate stages, most GOP governor candidates agree on 1 thing: Getting rid of FOID lawsMay 25, 2022 1:52 PM - The six Republican candidates for Illinois governor faced off Tuesday night in Chicago, albeit on two separate debate stages, hours after a shooting at a Texas elementary school that dominated a large portion of the debates.
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Census officials say Illinois was undercounted in 2020 by 250,000 residents
May 19, 2022 5:52 PM - An audit of the 2020 shows Illinois was undercounted by roughly 2%, pushing the state's population above 13 million residents for the first time. -
Illinois rejoins federal Title X family planning program
May 18, 2022 4:40 PM - Illinois has resumed participation in the federal Title X family planning program after refusing to take part for the past three years in protest over a Trump administration policy regarding abortion services. -
Pritzker signs bill requiring serialization of unfinished 'ghost guns'
May 18, 2022 3:09 PM - Owners of firearms that do not have serial numbers -- referred to as ghost guns -- will have 180 days to take them to a federal firearm dealer to have them serialized or they will risk being charged with a misdemeanor. -
Pritzker signs bill aimed at addressing organized retail crime
May 13, 2022 3:48 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday that is aimed at cracking down on high-profile "smash-and-grabs" and other organized retail theft. "Let me be clear: This is not aimed at a low-income parent desperate to feed their child. It's not about a kid making a shortsighted mistake," Pritzker said. "This is about a multibillion-dollar industry of organized criminals carrying out sophisticated theft operations." -
Pritzker urges Congress to 'be like Illinois,' protect abortion rights
May 11, 2022 4:52 PM - "It's long past time for this nation to codify Roe into federal law," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday. "Basic rights of women to control their own bodies are about to be stripped away." -
State Supreme Court weighs ex-lawmakers' case for back pay
May 11, 2022 4:22 PM - Two former state senators who sponsored and voted for bills to reduce lawmakers' pay and forgo annual cost of living adjustments are now asking the Illinois Supreme Court to declare those measures unconstitutional and award them their back pay. -
Illinois Democrats' public safety approach centers on funding infusion
May 11, 2022 4:14 PM - In the run-up to the early morning April 9 adjournment of the spring legislative session, the Democrat-led General Assembly passed a spate of public safety measures backed by hundreds of millions of dollars. Republicans took less of an issue with what was contained in the public safety package than what was excluded. -
Pilot program to send mental health professionals to join police in Waukegan, 3 other townsMay 11, 2022 12:21 AM - Police departments in four communities in Illinois will be part of a co-responder pilot program that aims to send social workers and mental health professionals on law enforcement calls.
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Republican appellate justice to become first Black woman on Illinois Supreme Court
May 10, 2022 8:40 PM - The Illinois Supreme Court announced Tuesday that 4th District Appellate Justice Lisa Holder White has been appointed to succeed Justice Rita Garman, making her the first Black woman to serve on the state's high court.
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