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Pretrial detention changes to SAFE-T Act passed, will head to governorDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers on Thursday passed a long-awaited amendment to the SAFE-T Act's provisions that will eliminate cash bail when the calendar hits 2023. The amendme...
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State lawmakers pass measure limiting state investment in Russian assetsNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House gave final passage Wednesday to a bill aimed at prohibiting state investment in assets tied to Russia and Belarus in retaliation for the...
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Appellate panel reverses contempt citations against DCFS directorNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - An appellate court on Wednesday reversed several contempt of court citations filed in recent months against Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smit...
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308-page amendment to SAFE-T Act's cash bail overhaul filed in Springfield. Here's what's in it.Nov 30, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two days before lawmakers were scheduled to adjourn for the year, one of the lead negotiators of the criminal justice reform measure called the SAFE-T Act ...
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Flagpole removed from old Capitol as part of ongoing renovationNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - People walking through downtown Springfield on Monday morning looked up to an unusual sight - a helicopter hovering over the Old State Capitol, dropping a ...
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Poised for another term as speaker, Welch reflects on growing majorityNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governi...
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Can new Senate GOP leader Curran 'bring balance' to Illinois government? That's his goalNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Senate Minority Leader-elect John Curran will take over a caucus that's more than doubled in size by the majority-party Democrats. His goal: "Bring balance...
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'Technical' changes to SAFE-T Act could be coming, but not wholesale rewriteNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Changes may yet come to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform before its Jan. 1 effective date, but some of its major proponents in the General Assembly s...
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New leader hopes to bring balance to state House GOPNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Tony McCombie said Wednesday that her top priority when she becomes the next House minority leader will be to rebuild the GOP caucus following l...
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New chief justice says partisanship has no role on state Supreme CourtNov 14, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Mary Jane Theis was sworn in as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday in a public ceremony, becoming the fourth woman to hold the gavel sin...