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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...
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College athletes can be paid for name and likeness in Illinois starting ThursdayJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers, collegiate athletes and athletic directors from some of the state's most prominent universities on Tuesday hailed the governor's signing of a bi...
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Settlement reached over voter registration lawsuitJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - By SARAH MANSUR Capitol News Illinois smansur@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois voting rights groups have reached a settlement agreement with Secretary of S...
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State courts prepare to resume normal operationsJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - State courts in Illinois are preparing to return to normal operations after nearly 16 months of operating under special rules brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Il...
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Chicago Public Schools employees ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to union duesJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Chicago Public Schools employees are challenging the validity of their signed contracts to pay union dues as unconstitutional under a 2018 decision tha...
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Fitch upgrades Illinois' credit outlook to 'positive'Jun 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Fitch Ratings, one of three credit rating agencies that grade Illinois bonds, has upgraded its credit outlook for the state from "negative" to "positive." ...
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State sues company over coal ash pollutionJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois attorney general on Tuesday sued a Delaware company that owns the now-closed Vermilion Power Station over claims of illegal pollution at the f...