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State Senate approves energy grid reliability task forceMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate on Thursday advanced a measure to create a task force to study electric grid reliability in light of the 2021 passage of the energy regula...
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Lawmakers pass ban on withholding college transcriptsMar 30, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Graduates from Illinois colleges and universities may soon be able to access their transcripts even if they still owe money to the school they attended. Th...
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Clemency hearings indefinitely postponedMar 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Chicago attorney Alan Mills has a client on the Prisoner Review Board's clemency docket in April. His hearing has been indefinitely postponed because there...
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Bill would require schools to offer vegan, vegetarian options upon requestMar 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Public schools in Illinois may soon be serving a lot more vegan and vegetarian meals, thanks to a bill that cleared the General Assembly Tuesday. House Bil...
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Retired state police captain honored with Achievement MedalMar 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker awarded retired state police Capt. Donald Norton with the Illinois State Police Achievement Medal Tuesday to honor his 30 years of servi...
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Pritzker commemorates 100 years of Illinois State PoliceMar 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - From his ceremonial office at the Capitol Tuesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker proclaimed the 12-month period beginning April 1 as the Illinois State Police centenn...
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Prisoner Review Board member resigns before Senate confirmation voteMar 28, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Prisoner Review Board member facing Senate confirmation submitted his resignation on Monday. Oreal James resigned by way of a letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzke...
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Lawmakers form Assyrian Caucus to address challenges facing communityMar 28, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers have formed the Illinois Assyrian Caucus in an effort to help them understand and learn about challenges facing the Assyrian community a...
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ANALYSIS: Nov. 10 deadline looms over Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debateMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - The Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund was the talk of the Capitol this week. Democratic lawmakers voted to dedicate $2.7 billion toward filling a $4.5 billion pandemic-d...
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Lawmakers vote to direct $2.7 billion toward $4.5 billion unemployment deficitMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a measure to allocate $2.7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay down more than half of the state'...