Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Measure to supply menstrual products in all school bathrooms passes HouseMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would require schools to provide free menstrual hygiene products in all bathrooms for grades 4 through 12 passed the Illinois House and will no...
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Pritzker announces 6-year, $20.7 billion road, bridge improvement planMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday outlined a six-year, $20.7 billion construction plan to improve roads and bridges throughout the state. The Highway Improve...
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Reversing a dirty legacy: New rules aim to tighten regulations on coal ashMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - After years of work by environmental activists to push action on the issue, the Illinois Pollution Control Board has issued findings and recommendations re...
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Statue task force considers adding, removing state monumentsMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state House task force continued its discussion about reevaluating controversial statues and whether new monuments commemorating minorities should be add...
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Senate panel endorses 'media literacy' mandate in schoolsMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - All high schools in Illinois would be required to offer instruction in how to understand and evaluate news and social media as part of their computer liter...
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Regional superintendents address Illinois' teacher shortageMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Following a February survey of school districts that illustrated a persistent teacher shortage in the state, the Illinois Association of Regional Superinte...
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GOP says Democrats' ethics bill doesn't go far enoughMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate is gearing up for a debate over a package of ethics reforms, possibly as early as this week, that Republicans say doesn't go far enough...
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State will phase out eviction moratorium, expand grants for rentersMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday the state will "phase out" its moratorium on pandemic-related evictions by August and launched a new program to provide assistance to...
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State takes action against Aurora academy that serves children with disabilitiesMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct number of students currently housed at the facility. A previous version reflected the number of stu...
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Bill would allow more people to ask for firearm restraining ordersMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House on Wednesday passed a bill that would expand the scope of the Firearms Restraining Order Act and spread awareness of the law in law enfo...