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Bill ending state’s tipped wage advances, but prospects uncertain amid pushbackApr 05, 2024 10:55 am - Opponents say eliminating the tip credit will lead to decreased hours and layoffs for staff An Illinois House committee advanced a measure that would end the state’s...
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Lawmakers question Pritzker’s plan to consolidate early childhood programs into new agencyApr 04, 2024 6:37 am - SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to consolidate the state’s early childhood programs into one new cabinet-level agency ran into tough questions this week during a ...
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State spends $73 million to protect Illinois’ only undeveloped Lake Michigan shorelineMar 30, 2024 7:34 pm - Breakwater structures at Illinois Beach State Park aim to mitigate erosion A $73 million state-funded project in Lake County aims to stabilize the last undeveloped L...
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Survey: Illinois teacher shortage persistsMar 26, 2024 7:48 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have mad...
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Highest-ranking woman in state police history reflects on experience as force looks to diversifyMar 25, 2024 8:04 pm - The night before Rebecca Hooks started at the Illinois State Police Academy in 2002, she spoke on the phone with her father and her brother – both of whom worked in law e...
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After being rebuffed by regulators, utilities file slimmed-down spending plansMar 20, 2024 9:57 am - Consumers likely to pay more each month for infrastructure improvements State regulators are once again considering massive electric utility spending plans that woul...
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Mar 13, 2024 5:08 pm - SPRINGFIELD – A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance indus...
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Pritzker proposes $1.8B in spending growth, backed by tax increases for corporations, sportsbooksFeb 21, 2024 5:02 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday proposed growing state spending by about $1.8 billion in the upcoming fiscal year while making a handful of corporate, sports wagering and other tax changes to pay for the increase.
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Ahead of Pritzker’s budget address, pressures that mounted last year intensifyFeb 20, 2024 7:01 pm - Republicans in the Illinois Senate indicated Tuesday that their sticking point for budget negotiations this year will be the same as it was last year — state spending on ...
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With influx of state and federal funding, Illinois looks to add enough chargers to support 1 million EVsFeb 19, 2024 4:03 pm - Illinois’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure is on pace to double this year, buoyed by an influx of state and federal dollars. The investments are aimed at supporti...