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Special education, hair discrimination bills advance from Senate committeeMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Senate Education Committee advanced several bills Tuesday, including measures addressing special education, hairstyle discrimination and teaching Asian...
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State Senate passes Medicare, tax zone legislationMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Capping off a slow legislative week as the General Assembly grapples with drawing redistricting maps, the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year and mas...
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Law enforcement community honors officers killed in the line of dutyMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - After a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, members of Illinois' law enforcement community gathered in Springfield Thursday to honor officers kil...
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Illinois attorney general responds to cybersecurity attack, audit warningMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Wednesday addressed the recent cyber breach of his office's online network, as well as an audit of his office rele...
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Why federal judge's ruling on evictions won't affect IllinoisMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge invalidated a nationwide eviction moratorium on Wednesday, but the decision will not affect the moratorium on rental evictions in Illinois,...
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Pritzker now says budget can include added $350 million for schoolsMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Citing an "improved" economic outlook, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday his support to increase evidence-based education funding in the state by $350 ...
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GOP leaders again call out House Dems for redistricting 'hypocrisy'May 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans continue to demand a "fair" redistricting process, following a news report depicting Democratic lawmakers meeting behind a close...
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GOP senators call for standardized election procedures across all countiesMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Republican senators have introduced legislation to standardize the way local authorities across Illinois handle elections, from the training of electio...
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Illinois House votes to endorse 'abolition amendment,' D.C. statehoodMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House voted Wednesday to endorse a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment that would finally eliminate what some see as the last vestige of sl...
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Senate committee advances bills on sex ed, decriminalizing HIV transmissionMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would overhaul sex education in Illinois and a measure to decriminalize the transmission of HIV were among several bills that passed the S...