Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois takes Equal Rights Amendment to appeals courtSep 28, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Attorneys for the state of Illinois joined their colleagues in Nevada and Virginia Wednesday in asking a federal appellate court to declare that the Equal ...
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At UN, a fleeting opportunity to tell their nations' storiesSep 27, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Pakistan's new prime minister stepped onto the U.N. podium and faced world leaders, ready to spin a tale of floods and climate change and more than...
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2-year-old in critical condition after shooting himself in headSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - A Joliet toddler was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday after finding an unsecured gun and shooting himself in the head, police said. Officers were called to a h...
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Capitol News Illinois to expand operations with $2 million McCormick Foundation grantSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois will significantly expand its operations as it enters the fifth year of operations in 2023 because of a large grant from the Robert R. McCormick Fo...
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State to reduce $1.8 billion federal unemployment debt by $450 millionSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a plan Tuesday to reduce a $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit by $450 million through an infusion of unemp...
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State Sen. Emil Jones III pleads not guilty in bribery caseSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Emil Jones III pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to three felony counts stemming from an alleged bribery scheme involving a red-light c...
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Pritzker, Bailey gubernatorial forum on after controversySep 23, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker will attend a Sept. 30 Illinois Associated Press Media Editors gubernatorial forum with GOP challenger Darren Bailey, officials announced Friday. The ...
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Illinois Supreme Court denies former lawmakers' claim for back paySep 22, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit filed by two former Democratic state legislators who sued for back pay they believed they were du...
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Pritzker calls for state Sen. Emil Jones III to resign amid federal bribery chargesSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - A day after state Sen. Emil Jones III announced his resignation from leadership and committee chair positions amid federal bribery charges, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thurs...
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Panel of education, legal experts recommends against police ticketing of students at schoolSep 21, 2022 5:00 am - A panel of education and legal experts spoke Tuesday on how and why Illinois school districts should amend practices of referring minor cases of student discipline to th...