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Education services extended for students with special needsJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Students with special needs will be able to finish their last year of high school regardless of when their birthday falls on the calendar, while those who ...
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Pritzker, Stratton announce reelection bidJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday he will seek a second term, joined again by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton as a running mate. In a three-minute ...
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State 'strongly encourages' colleges to require COVID-19 vaccineJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's higher education agencies released updated COVID-19 guidance Monday encouraging all public and private higher education institutions in Illinoi...
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Pritzker has 'no plans' for added COVID-19 mitigationsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state's approach for mitigating the virus' spread statewide and in schools. For school districts...
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Pritzker signs ban on deceptive interrogation of minorsJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Terrill Swift spent 15 years in prison, convicted of a rape and murder which DNA evidence later proved he did not commit. On Thursday, he appeared alongsid...
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Illinois Supreme Court to 'triage' eviction casesJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - With the state-imposed moratorium on residential evictions set to expire Aug. 1, the Illinois Supreme Court announced a plan Thursday that provides an addi...
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State to pick overdue marijuana dispensary winners by Aug. 19Jul 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - More than a year after new marijuana dispensary licenses were scheduled to be distributed per the state's 2019 adult-use legalization law, the governor's o...
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Federal 3-judge panel to decide whether state redistricting plan is constitutionalJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - Lawyers for plaintiffs and the state told a panel of federal judges Wednesday the issues involved in two lawsuits challenging the state's legislative redistricting plan ...
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Media literacy requirement, animal products ban among latest bills signed by PritzkerJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Public high schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach students how to access and evaluate various kinds of news and social media they see online a...
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Pritzker signs bill expanding covered Medicaid servicesJul 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois residents who have health coverage through Medicaid now have access to a broad range of services including mental health counseling, substance abu...