Articles filed under Illinois
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Optional all-gender bathrooms bill moves closer to passageMay 18, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Thursday passed an amended version of a bill that would allow businesses and public institutions to provide multioccupant all-gender...
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Supreme Court, responding to Naperville gun shop owner's request, lets state ban continueMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' ban on some high-powered weapons and large-capacity magazines will remain in force, at least for the time being. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednes...
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Pritzker ends his delay on Blue Collar Jobs ActMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As budget negotiations for the coming fiscal year continued behind closed doors Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office announced it would launch a long-sta...
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Lawmakers advance bill on salary transparencyMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As the General Assembly prepares to wrap up its spring legislative session this week, Democratic lawmakers are advancing a bill that would mandate job post...
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State Supreme Court weighs whether rifle ban violates IL ConstitutionMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is now deciding whether the state's recently enacted ban on high-powered rifles violates certain provisions of the Illinois Cons...
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Victims of 'deepfake porn' and 'doxing' would have right to sue under pair of billsMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Victims of "deepfake porn" and "doxing" would have a legal pathway to sue their perpetrators in Illinois under a pair of digital privacy measures that have...
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Louie's Law passes state House, on way to Pritzker's deskMay 14, 2023 1:00 am - Legislation to create a comprehensive drug education curriculum for the state's public schools is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk. Louie's Law, named after a sub...
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Child social media stars have few protections. Illinois aims to fix that.May 14, 2023 1:00 am - Holed up at home during the pandemic lockdown three years ago, 13-year-old Shreya Nallamothu was scrolling through social media when she noticed a pattern: Children even...
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Illinois Supreme Court considers whether a fetus can be a murder victimMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - In 2007, Reginald Lane shot and killed Jwonda Thurston, his pregnant girlfriend. For the murder, he was sentenced to life in prison, following state statute for someone ...
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House passes bill to bar officials convicted of corruption from holding public officeMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House passed a bill Friday that would bar anyone convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury or misuse of public funds while serving as a public o...