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Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroomMar 08, 2025 4:00 am - Many large Illinois school districts already limit classroom cellphone use. Gov. Pritzker wants a statewide ban, saying it reduces bullying and improves test scores.
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With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reformMar 08, 2025 4:00 am - With rising electricity demand straining Illinois' grid, lawmakers and advocates propose bills to increase utility efficiency targets, regulate data centers' energy use, and incentivize battery storage development to boost reliability and curb costs.
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Legislative revenue estimate more than $700 million lower than Pritzker’s proposed budgetMar 08, 2025 4:00 am - Lawmakers project $737 million less revenue than Governor Pritzker for next fiscal year, raising questions during budget negotiations.
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Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroomMar 07, 2025 6:41 am - Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction.
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High school student helps draft bill to put opioid overdose meds in Illinois librariesMar 06, 2025 6:38 pm - Jordan Henry, a senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, is working with her local state representative on a bill that would require public libraries to keep on hand medications that can reverse an opioid overdose.
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With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reformMar 06, 2025 3:26 pm - Illinois faces potential energy shortfalls and all-but-guaranteed price spikes for northern Illinois this summer, consumer and environmental advocates say.
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Illinois bill aims to add more oversight of home schoolingMar 04, 2025 9:46 am - A new Illinois bill aims to add some oversight of families who home-school their children, a response to concerns that the state does little to ensure these students receive an education and are protected from harm.
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Legislation aims to help first-time homebuyersMar 03, 2025 9:49 am - As the cost of housing continues to rise, Illinois real estate agents are pushing legislation to make it easier for first-time homebuyers to save for a down payment.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois health care programs for noncitizens greatly exceeded cost estimates, auditors say, with actual spending hitting $1.6 billion through summer 2022.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Terminally ill patients beg lawmakers to legalize self-administered "peaceful death." But disability advocates fear the vulnerable are being pushed toward it.