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State announces plan for $760 million from opioid settlementJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced plans Friday for how the state will di...
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Democratic Party chair bows out in re-election bidJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A contentious race for leadership of the state's Democratic Party appears to be down to a single candidate ahead of a Saturday morning vote after the party...
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Google moving into downtown Chicago's Thompson CenterJul 27, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - After years of failed efforts that spanned multiple administrations, the state has finalized the sale of the controversial James R. Thompson Center in Chic...
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State Police broaden scope of 'clear and present danger' reports after Highland Park shootingJul 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Police announced Monday they will start using a broader definition of what constitutes a "clear and present danger" when reviewing a per...
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Pritzker names state's first electric vehicles coordinatorJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois will soon have its first electric vehicles coordinator. Included in the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act energy reform that passed last year was a r...
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Planned Parenthood chapters coordinating abortion access in Waukegan for Wisconsin residentsJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - Planned Parenthood affiliates in Illinois and Wisconsin said Thursday they have formed a partnership to expand services at an abortion clinic in Waukegan to help serve r...
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Pritzker pushes for assault weapons ban, federal actionJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the wake of a July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park that left seven people dead and dozens more injured, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for a ban at both...
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Major fundraising underdogs among challengers to unseat incumbentsJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Four months before the general election, six incumbent state lawmakers appeared primed for an early rejection by voters based on unofficial tallies this we...
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Holder White sworn in as first Black woman on state Supreme CourtJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lisa Holder White was sworn in Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court. Holder White, who previously served on the 4th Dis...
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State general revenues top $50 billion for first timeJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State tax revenues grew by $5.5 billion in the fiscal year that concluded on June 30, exceeding $50 billion for the first time in Illinois' history, accord...