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Trial date set for CullertonApr 28, 2021 5:45 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Tom Cullerton, who was indicted in 2019 on charges of embezzlement, is set to go to trial in February next year, a federal judge said on Tuesday...
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Pritzker signs measure to address racism in health careApr 30, 2021 6:28 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared health care "a right, not a privilege" Tuesday as he signed a massive reform bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Cauc...
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New state program aims for 'one-on-one connections' in communities to combat COVID-19Apr 28, 2021 7:56 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new state program Monday that aims to increase vaccine access in low-income, vulnerable communities and to connect residents...
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General Assembly passes hundreds of bills as session's end approachesApr 27, 2021 11:56 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate and House passed more than 750 bills last week, addressing isolated timeouts in schools, youth vaping, teaching Muslim history, the commem...
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House passes bill reducing barriers to telehealthApr 27, 2021 9:02 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House passed a bill Friday that would make coronavirus-related expansions to telehealth services permanent through state statute. House Bill 3...
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Lawmakers, Pritzker administration spar over projected revenueApr 23, 2021 11:30 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Members of an Illinois Senate committee sparred with officials from Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration Friday in a hearing on tax changes proposed by the ...
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GOP legislator calls out Democrats on House practicesApr 24, 2021 5:16 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Republican Rep. Tim Butler on Thursday accused the new Democratic leadership in the state House of preserving practices from previous leadership that Repub...
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Illinois House OKs bill to license professional midwivesApr 23, 2021 5:52 am - SPRINGFIELD - Midwifery moved one step closer to becoming an officially licensed occupation in Illinois on Thursday with the passage of House Bill 3401. HB 3401 creates ...
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Bill allowing some convicts to change names passes HouseApr 23, 2021 5:52 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill allowing a person who must register with a state agency due to a criminal conviction to change their name under specific circumstances passed the Il...
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Lawmakers question Exelon auditApr 26, 2021 10:17 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of a state Senate committee sharply criticized a recent audit of Exelon's nuclear power plant operations that suggested ratepayers may need to subs...