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Amid 'unprecedented' prolonged revenue boom, state finds budget breathing roomFeb 02, 2023 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sustained higher-than-predicted Illinois tax revenues have, in recent months, given lawmakers a level of budgeting flexibility that is, at least in modern ...
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Pritzker seeks more info on AP African American studies courseFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week asked the College Board for more information about its reasoning for changing the final framework of a new Advanced Placement ...
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Unfilled classroom positions in Illinois reached a five-year high in 2022Feb 02, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois schools are still grappling with a teacher shortage that seems to be only getting worse, a recent survey by the Illinois Association of Regional S...
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Appellate court upholds downstate restraining order on weapons banJan 31, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD -- A temporary restraining order that partially blocks Illinois' new ban on high-powered weapons from being enforced will remain in place after a divided sta...
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Giannoulias makes modernization push as new secretary of stateJan 24, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - For newly sworn-in Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, customer service is the central mission as he assumes the state's second-largest constitutional of...
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Pritzker plays role of Illinois' 'best chief marketing officer'Jan 19, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker took the global stage this week at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The governor and high-ranking membe...
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Illinois State Rifle Association files federal suit over ban on high-powered gunsJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Rifle Association has joined forces with other gun rights advocates in filing a federal lawsuit challenging the state's new ban on the s...
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First legal challenges to high-powered gun ban filedJan 17, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A trio of gun owners and a firearms retailer in southeastern Illinois have filed the first two lawsuits in what's expected to be a flurry of litigation aga...
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Report predicts billions in motor fuel tax revenue losses if state meets EV goalsJan 16, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Despite Illinois' efforts to smoothly integrate electric vehicles into the state's economy, a new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute is war...
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Pritzker signs abortion rights expansionJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health care services. House Bill 4664, passed Tuesday during the Gen...