Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Media literacy bill sent to governorMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - The state Senate on Tuesday approved House Bill 234, which would require public high schools in the state to offer instruction in how to understand and evaluate news and...
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Bill decriminalizing HIV transmission passes SenateMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Tuesday passed a measure decriminalizing the transmission of HIV. The measure has already passed the House and will need only a sign...
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Redistricting hearings open amid partisan divideMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers opened their first public hearing Tuesday on a proposed set of new House and Senate district maps with Democrats and Republicans still a...
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Why Democrats might redraw Illinois Supreme Court district mapsMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Drawing new district lines for state and federal elections is the main focus for lawmakers when they begin the redistricting process every 10 years. But Il...
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Senate Republicans call for Prisoner Review Board appointees to testifyMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican senators on Monday raised concerns about four Prisoner Review Board members who have continued to serve for almost two years despite not being c...
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Unionization amendment clears Senate, would prohibit 'right-to-work' laws in IllinoisMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Friday passed and sent to the House a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish a fundamental right of employees to uni...
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Court rejects lawsuit over state use of government bondsMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit Thursday that was brought by the head of a libertarian think-tank that challenged the state's use of bonds t...
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New marijuana licensing bill heads to House floorMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill aimed at allowing more people from distressed communities to get into the lucrative recreational marijuana business is on its way to the House floor...
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State plans to pay off federal COVID loans earlyMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to a plan to repay the money Illinois borrowed from the Federal Re...
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Auditor general's campaign committee violated election law, court findsMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The campaign committee of former state Rep. Frank Mautino, who is now the Illinois auditor general, violated state law when it spent campaign funds on gas ...