Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Programming glitch takes rental assistance portal offline for two daysFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An online portal through which tenants impacted by COVID-19 can apply for rental assistance went offline for two days last week after the discovery of a pr...
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Pritzker, Raoul address surge in expressway shootings, organized retail theftsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two of the state's top officials each held news conferences Monday morning to outline responses to a surge in expressway shootings and organized retail the...
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Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker over payment reformFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A political battle is shaping up between Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration and one segment of the nursing home industry over a key element of the governo...
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GOP reintroduces crime reduction packageFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Senate Republicans unveiled an updated package of crime bills this week that they say will help curb violent crime and provide a morale boost to law enforc...
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Bills to address teacher shortages advanceFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two bills aimed at relieving the state's teacher shortage, at least in the short term, advanced out of a Senate committee Tuesday. The Senate Education Com...
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Pritzker to propose grocery tax relief, extra 5% property tax rebates to fight inflationJan 31, 2022 4:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker will propose a roughly $1 billion package of tax relief measures aimed at mitigating the impact of inflation on Illinois consumers when he gives his b...
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Nutrient runoff: How state is helping suburban sewage plants better reduce pollution in waterwaysJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - Excess nutrients from runoff of fertilizers used on suburban lawns and golf courses, along with waste from our daily lives, can find their way into our waterways, leavin...
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Illinois farmers continue battle against pollution threat of nutrient runoffJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois is one of 11 states in the Mississippi River basin that have pledged to develop strategies to reduce the polluting nutrient loads leaving their borders. It's an...
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Lawmakers returning to state Capitol next weekJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers will return to the Statehouse next week for their first in-person sessions since Jan. 4. House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Hillside...
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Bill would revamp Prisoner Review Board, make it harder for killers to get paroleJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - A bill introduced in the Illinois House on Thursday would revamp the Prisoner Review Board, the board that decides whether those convicted of felonies will be freed and ...