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GOP members challenge Illinois House floor mask mandateFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Confusion and pushback regarding the enforcement of masks mandates spilled over onto the House Floor Wednesday afternoon during the chamber's regular legis...
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State might downsize Vandalia, Pontiac prisonsFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Corrections is making plans to downsize - plans that a major public employee union claims have not been shared with its members....
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'A bit opaque' and confidential: Behind Illinois' gubernatorial pardon processFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Jerame Simmons got his long-held wish in December when he became the chief of the fire department that dismissed him 24 years ago after he was charged with...
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GOP lawmakers back effort to give DCFS workers pepper sprayFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican lawmakers are calling for the passage of legislation that would allow Department of Children and Family Services workers to carry pepper spray f...
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Pritzker touts initiatives aimed at expanding health care workforceFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker continued to promote his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year Tuesday, outlining his plan for rebuilding the state's health care...
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Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 rules for schoolsFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, which include requiring face masks, saying i...
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Raoul asks state Supreme Court to force judge to impose legal rape sentenceFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a petition on Thursday asking the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in a controversial sexual assault case that ended with a circuit...
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Gas companies push back against effort to repeal surchargeFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Natural gas utilities in Illinois warned of job losses and possible risks to public safety if state lawmakers repeal a law allowing them to add a surcharge...
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Republicans cite SAFE-T Act as reason Chicago man not charged with murderFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans on Wednesday continued a push to repeal a criminal justice reform bill passed one year ago, citing the law as the reason a Chica...
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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...