Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Southern Illinois judge temporarily blocks rifle banApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge in East St. Louis issued an order Friday blocking enforcement of Illinois' ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines until a lawsu...
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Federal judge refuses to block rifle ban enforcementApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge in Chicago this week denied a request to block enforcement of both state and local bans on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines...
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Bill would require schools to notify parents of cyberbullying within 24 hoursApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would tighten anti-bullying protocols in Illinois schools will head to the full state Senate after unanimously passing out of committee th...
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Systems to bury CO2 deep underground draws attention of Illinois lawmakers, environmentalistsApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - As Illinois considers ways to achieve its goal of relying entirely on clean energy by 2050, one technology that has courted controversy is carbon capture. Carbon capture...
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Prosecution paints ComEd Four as 'grand masters of corruption' before jury deliberationsApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - Attorneys for both the defendants and the government made the same appeal to a federal jury Tuesday before it was left to deliberate the fate of four former ComEd offici...
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After-school programs at risk of closure after state board's miscalculationApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Thousands of elementary and high school students throughout Illinois could lose access to after-school and summer programs in the upcoming fiscal year, but...
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Tab to provide health care for noncitizens expected to approach $1 billionApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state estimates an expansion of state-sponsored health care to individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their citizenship status is expecte...
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Faculty members return to classes at Governors StateApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Faculty at Governors State University ended a strike on Monday after being on the picket line for five days. Governors State, in South suburban University Park, was one ...
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Former ComEd CEO testifies she was unaware of Madigan allies' monthly checks for no workApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - In May 2018, ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore called the utility's longtime top contract lobbyist, Mike McClain, with some news: she was about to be promoted to CEO of Exelon ...
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Democratic Supreme Court justices won't recuse themselves in state weapons ban caseApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two newly elected justices of the Illinois Supreme Court have declined to recuse themselves from a case challenging the state's recently passed ban on cert...