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Staffing agencies sued by Illinois attorney general say they are exempt from antitrust lawsNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court today will hear arguments from three staffing agencies that say their industry is exempt from state antitrust laws in a case claiming the firm...
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State lawmakers debate scholarship tax credit, other issues in final days of sessionNov 05, 2023 1:00 am - Lawmakers will return to Springfield this week for the second half of their fall veto session, giving advocates of a tax credit program for private school scholarships o...
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Gun rights advocates question proposed assault weapons registration rules in IllinoisNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Police are facing pushback from gun rights advocates over proposed rules requiring owners of certain firearms to register them before th...
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First week of veto session wraps up with little legislative movementOct 26, 2023 11:00 pm - Illinois lawmakers are heading back to their districts after three days of legislative session in Springfield this week that saw little movement on several major initiat...
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Pritzker urges Biden to intervene amid 'untenable' pace of migrant arrivalsOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - As Chicago prepares this week for an increase in the already steady stream of migrants arriving from the southern U.S. border, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is once again publicly ...
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Giannoulias recommends keeping the driving test age at 79Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this week filed administrative rules that would permanently increase the age at which drivers are required to pass a drivin...
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House leader introduces bill to allow legislative staff to unionizeSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has filed legislation that would, for the first time in Illinois, authorize legislative staff to form a union and engag...
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State's high court opens interactive learning centerSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In 1946, the Illinois Supreme Court heard a case that would eventually become a landmark in American legal history. The public school district in Champaign...
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State Supreme Court weighs another biometric privacy lawsuitSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - In Springfield on Thursday, the medical industry went to court. The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pair of class-action suits brought by two suburban n...
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Pritzker pleased with Biden's moves on migrant work permitsSep 21, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Biden administration's decision to speed up the processing of work authorizations for asylum-seekers and extend temporary protected status to Venezuela...