Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Rauner agrees to settle robocall lawsuit for $1 millionJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - People targeted by a campaign robocall from former Gov. Bruce Rauner since his first campaign in 2014 will be eligible to earn a portion of a $1 million se...
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Faith-based child welfare controversy may be reignited in IllinoisJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could reignite a 10-year-old controversy in Illinois over whether faith-based charities can be prohibited from contrac...
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Two-day session in Springfield ends with no energy billJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers finished a two-day special session Thursday by passing some important legislation but without reaching agreement on the one issue they h...
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House passes legislation to give police more power to take weaponsJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House on Wednesday passed a Firearm Owner Identification card law change that would strengthen law enforcement's ability to retrieve guns from...
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House OKs remote voting on bills to pass budget amendmentJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House changed its rules Wednesday to allow lawmakers to cast votes on legislation remotely, giving them enough votes to pass a change to the b...
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Juneteenth becomes official state holidayJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The day that marks the anniversary of the day in 1865 when some of the last enslaved Americans learned that they had been freed is now an official state ho...
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Energy bill still not filed less than 24 hours before planned voteJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate is scheduled to return to the Capitol Tuesday to consider an energy regulatory overhaul bill that is years in the making but was not ye...
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Energy negotiations to continue through weekendJun 11, 2021 1:00 am - By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The latest draft of an energy regulatory overhaul bill that has been in negotiation...
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State task force considers redesigning, moving MLK monumentJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the state's task force on statues and monuments discussed ways to relocate the statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and improve the statue'...
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Inmate voting rights still on the tableJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers could take up a bill later this month that would restore voting rights to convicts serving time in county jails or state or federal pris...