Articles filed under Illinois
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Federal appeals court denies request to block Illinois' weapons banApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - The federal appeals court in Chicago on Tuesday denied a request to block the state's ban on high-powered rifles while it faces legal challenges. The 7th U.S. Circuit Co...
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Former ComEd CEO testifies secretly recorded call actually 'proves my innocence'Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore held her ground while being cross-examined by a federal prosecutor in her corruption trial Tuesday, insisting that a secretly recorded ...
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Legislation calls for reburial of Native Americans whose remains are held by Illinois museumsApr 17, 2023 5:30 am - This story was originally published by ProPublica. For more than 30 years, tribal nations have been asking the state of Illinois and its state-run institutions to r...
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Democratic Supreme Court justices won't recuse themselves in state weapons ban caseApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two newly elected justices of the Illinois Supreme Court have declined to recuse themselves from a case challenging the state's recently passed ban on cert...
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Report: State help with tuition, college budgets tanked amid 20 years of state disinvestmentApr 15, 2023 10:00 am - As university faculties around Illinois strike for better pay and working conditions, budget analysts have found that state spending on higher education has fallen drama...
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Illinois' push to clean energy has been re-energized by 2021 lawApr 15, 2023 1:00 am - For Jon Carson, founder of solar developer Trajectory Energy Partners, the impact of the state's massive climate bill — the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act or CEJA — has ...
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What it takes to expel legislators in IllinoisApr 13, 2023 5:30 am - Though historically rife with a variety of scandals, Illinois legislators have rarely used their powers of expulsion to remove offending colleagues from office. In fact,...
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Bills targeting polystyrene containers, single-use plastics separately pass Illinois House, SenateApr 13, 2023 5:00 am - Two environmentally focused bills that would ban polystyrene foam food containers and curb single-use plastics separately have passed the Illinois House and Senate, and ...
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Illinois to receive $67.6 million in settlement with JuulApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday that he and six other attorneys general have settled a multistate lawsuit against e-cigarette man...
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Lawmakers consider banning vehicle searches based on cannabis odorApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Just before lawmakers went on a two-week spring break, the Illinois Senate passed two bills that would work to further decriminalize cannabis use in Illino...