Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Illinois lawmaker calls for strengthening protection for home-schooled childrenJul 23, 2024 11:57 am - An Illinois lawmaker heading a child welfare committee said the state must strengthen its laws and policies to protect home-schooled children facing inadequate education,...
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‘Consumers just want clean and affordable water’: Fight looms over bid by utilities to raise water ratesJul 19, 2024 10:42 am - The two largest privately owned water utilities in Illinois are seeking to raise rates for a combined 1.5 million customers around the state. Illinois American Water, wh...
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Republican Party names Kathy Salvi state chair; National Committeeman Richard Porter looks ahead to GOP conventionJul 12, 2024 4:13 pm - Republicans will gather in Milwaukee next week for what promises to be a historic national convention. Former President Donald Trump will be nominated for the third conse...
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Transit agency leaders push back on calls to merge Pace, CTA, MetraJul 10, 2024 2:01 pm - It was standing room only in a downtown Chicago committee hearing Tuesday as activists, transit experts and lobbyists hung on the words of the region’s transit agency chiefs.
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Pritzker says he’s ‘All in’ on Biden despite ongoing debate falloutJul 09, 2024 5:56 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday he is “all in” for President Joe Biden after visiting the White House last week with other Democratic governors.
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Illinois switching to ACT exams for state assessmentsJul 05, 2024 9:46 am - When Illinois high school students sit down to take their annual state assessments next year, they will take a different exam than in recent years. The Illinois State Boa...
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Quantum technology companies set for big tax incentives under new lawJun 26, 2024 7:13 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday gave final approval to a plan to bolster the state’s tech industry, including an incentives package — backed by $500 million in the state bu...
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State highway shootings decline as critics sue over ‘dragnet surveillance’Jun 23, 2024 7:59 am - Illinois State Police say an automated license plate reader program has helped the agency identify witnesses or suspects in 82 percent of highway shooting cases this year, including all eight that resulted in a death.
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Why Illinois Republican Chair Don Tracy is leaving the jobJun 20, 2024 9:31 am - Halfway through the 2024 election cycle and just a few weeks away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy on Wednesday announced his resignation as head of the state Republican Party.
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Stalled bills: ‘Dignity in Pay Act,’ Prisoner Review Board changes fail to moveJun 07, 2024 7:42 pm - A bill eliminating the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities failed to pass the General Assembly ahead of its May adjournment, although sponsors say they hope to ...