Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Illinois takes Equal Rights Amendment to appeals courtSep 28, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Attorneys for the state of Illinois joined their colleagues in Nevada and Virginia Wednesday in asking a federal appellate court to declare that the Equal ...
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Capitol News Illinois to expand operations with $2 million McCormick Foundation grantSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois will significantly expand its operations as it enters the fifth year of operations in 2023 because of a large grant from the Robert R. McCormick Fo...
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State to reduce $1.8 billion federal unemployment debt by $450 millionSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a plan Tuesday to reduce a $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit by $450 million through an infusion of unemp...
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State Sen. Emil Jones III pleads not guilty in bribery caseSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Emil Jones III pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to three felony counts stemming from an alleged bribery scheme involving a red-light c...
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Illinois Supreme Court denies former lawmakers' claim for back paySep 22, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit filed by two former Democratic state legislators who sued for back pay they believed they were du...
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Candidates for state treasurer share their plans for the officeSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In Illinois, the role of state treasurer is that of chief investment officer. Treasurer Michael Frerichs has held that position for two full terms, winning...
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What really happens when cash bail ends? Task force preparing, but amendments may comeSep 17, 2022 3:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, cash bail will be abolished in Illinois. The measure that will eliminate it has been on the books since early 2021, giving the jus...
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'Heartless display of politics': National Guard to aid migrant effort as Pritzker declares disasterSep 14, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B, Pritzker said Wednesday that Illinois will continue to welcome migrants bused here from Texas as he blasted that state's governor for relocating ...
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Chief justice to retire from state Supreme CourtSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne M. Burke announced Monday she will retire from the bench effective Nov. 30. She has served on the state's high co...
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Ahead of amendment vote, union membership grows in IllinoisSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As voters in Illinois prepare to decide on a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee workers the right to organize, a new study shows union mem...