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Bill change would allow voters to lift rent control bans locallyApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new amendment to House Bill 116, which advanced out of committee earlier this spring, would allow municipalities to vote on rent control measures through...
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GOP puts new twist on redistricting planApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Republicans have added a new twist to their call for an independent redistricting commission in hopes of overcoming Democrats' claims that their p...
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Review of state monuments, statues beginsApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A House committee tasked with reviewing statues and monuments on state property held its first meeting Wednesday, hearing from professors and state governm...
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Municipal leaders decry proposed cuts to local share of tax moneyApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Municipal leaders are pushing back on a proposal by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that would further reduce state funds given to local governments each year. Several ...
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Lawmakers spar over using estimates in redistrictingApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democrats and Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly are continuing to wrangle over the possible use of census estimates, as opposed to official numb...
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Lawmakers push to require nursing homes to offer virtual visitsApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers and advocates are calling for the Illinois General Assembly to pass a bill that would require nursing homes to offer virtual visits for residents...
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Audit of Lincoln library and museum shows gaps in internal controlsApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Leadership at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum assured state lawmakers Tuesday that its new policies for loaning artifacts will correct ...
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State elections chief, who was target of extortion attempt, to resign in JuneApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, who was placed on leave after being the subject of an extortion scheme online, will resign...
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Tax credit bill aims to alleviate affordable housing shortageApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would offer state tax credits to owners and developers of affordable housing units passed out of committee last week at the Illinois Capitol. S...
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Conroy's bill would free up Medicaid money for autism treatmentApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Braxton Lear is 5 years old and tall for his age. He runs - not walks - from his scooter, to the swing set, to the trampoline in his great-aunt's backyard ...