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State regulators work to avoid federal Clean Air Act sanctionsJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois faces a deadline next month to either change the way it enforces air pollution emission limits on heavy industries or face federal sanctions that ...
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Illinois hotels report record revenues for fiscal year 2023Jul 10, 2023 1:00 am - For hoteliers, business is booming in Illinois. On Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the state's legislative leadership and representatives of the hospitality industry announc...
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State ends fiscal year with $726 million surplusJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - State revenues once again reached a record high in the fiscal year that ended June 30, creating what Gov. J.B. Pritzker called a "one-time" budget surplus of more than $...
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IDOT updates plan for major bridge, road and rail projects throughout the stateJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation unveiled a plan on Friday for spending nearly $41 billion in federal, state and local funds over the next six yea...
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Appeals court in Chicago weighs constitutionality of rifle bansJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court is now deciding whether state and local bans on high-powered rifles and large-capacity magazines are constitutional. In a...
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Pritzker signs bills altering Illinois' health insurance marketJun 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will dramatically alter the health insurance market in Illinois. The measures establish a state-based exch...
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Consumer advocates, utilities spar over proposed rate hikesJun 23, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Millions of Illinoisans could see higher energy bills next year, but how much higher will be determined by a state agency whose oversight powers recently were ...
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Pritzker signs noncitizen health care plan, immediately pauses enrollmentJun 21, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker's administration last week wasted no time exercising new authority granted by lawmakers to limit the number of enrollees in a pair of stat...
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Legislative watchdog sees job as educational opportunityJun 14, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - After 15 months as Illinois' legislative inspector general, Judge Michael McCuskey is moving to Springfield. Since he first assumed the role in February 20...
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Rauner's portrait added to 'Hall of Governors'Jun 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former Gov. Bruce Rauner's portrait has joined the "Hall of Governors" in the Illinois Capitol. The Winnetka Republican-turned-Florida resident on Monday u...