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Inmates continue to face commissary shortagesDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - To Illinois prisoners, commissary is more than candy bars, shaving cream and socks. It represents normalcy and choice. "It's everything to them," said Mell...
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Illinois Supreme Court lifts hold on judicial redistrictingDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court will lift its pause order on judicial redistricting on Jan. 1, fully implementing new judicial boundaries passed by the General ...
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Judges question lawyers in redistricting suitsDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Oral arguments began Tuesday in three lawsuits challenging the new legislative district maps that lawmakers passed earlier this year with three federal judges in Chicago...
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Application portal opens for new round of Illinois rental assistanceDec 06, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The application portal is now open for $297 million more in rental assistance for Illinoisans who lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois Re...
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Cahokia Mounds historic site offers augmented reality toursDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - There's a new way to explore an ancient place in Illinois. Visitors of Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site can try experiencing it in "augmented reality," or AR, to see t...
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Oral arguments to begin Tuesday in redistricting casesDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A three-judge federal court panel in Chicago will begin hearing oral arguments Tuesday in three cases that could determine the makeup of state legislative ...
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Illinois Supreme Court upholds Deerfield assault weapons banNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In its latest round of opinions Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a village of Deerfield assault weapons ban. The decision in the Deerfield case ...
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Illinois unemployment falls to 6%Nov 18, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point in October to 6% as employers added 40,900 jobs during the month, the Illinois Departm...
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New state law bans 'dark money' in judicial racesNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new law in Illinois aims to ban out-of-state contributions and so-called "dark money" in judicial campaigns by requiring all candidates to disclose the s...
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Pritzker signs electric vehicle manufacturing incentives into lawNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a tax incentives package Tuesday that state lawmakers hope will help Illinois become a manufacturing hub for the budding...