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Appointments pulled for 2 members of Prisoner Review BoardMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - A previous headline on this report erroneously said the appointments had been reissued. SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker yanked the appointment of two appointees to...
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Illinois State Police director details response to expressway shootingsMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly on Monday outlined the department's efforts and a proposed response to expressway shootings during a Public Sa...
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Legislators vote to make masks optional on House floorMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House amended COVID-19 protocols Tuesday, lifting face covering requirements following weeks of pushback from Republican members who sometimes...
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Pritzker's gas tax relief plan faces oppositionFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan for pausing a scheduled automatic increase in the state's motor fuel tax is facing opposition from several quarters, including en...
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State revenues $4.6 billion higher than initially projectedFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A House revenue committee on Thursday heard projections of an Illinois economy that is steadily moving back toward a level of pre-pandemic normalcy, which ...
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Senate advances bill to allow online hearings for orders of protectionFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the Illinois Senate voted to pass a measure that provides domestic violence and sexual assault survivors online access for o...
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New legislative inspector general wants lawmakers 'to be a little scared of me'Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Michael McCuskey has assumed his role of Illinois' legislative inspector general, bringing 32 years of judicial experience to the position charged with inv...
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Comptroller says 12% penalty unnecessary because state is paying bills on timeFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is calling for repealing a law that imposes 12% interest whenever the state is late paying its bills, along with a prog...
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Leaders preach civility as mask debate continues on House floorFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the first half-hour of House session Tuesday at the Capitol, the leaders of each party made calls for civility, two lawmakers recounted their recollecti...
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DCFS director again found in contempt of courtFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - For the fourth time in six weeks, a Cook County juvenile court judge has held Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith in contempt for fai...