Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Candidates for state treasurer share their plans for the officeSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In Illinois, the role of state treasurer is that of chief investment officer. Treasurer Michael Frerichs has held that position for two full terms, winning...
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What really happens when cash bail ends? Task force preparing, but amendments may comeSep 17, 2022 3:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, cash bail will be abolished in Illinois. The measure that will eliminate it has been on the books since early 2021, giving the jus...
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'Heartless display of politics': National Guard to aid migrant effort as Pritzker declares disasterSep 14, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B, Pritzker said Wednesday that Illinois will continue to welcome migrants bused here from Texas as he blasted that state's governor for relocating ...
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Chief justice to retire from state Supreme CourtSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne M. Burke announced Monday she will retire from the bench effective Nov. 30. She has served on the state's high co...
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Ahead of amendment vote, union membership grows in IllinoisSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As voters in Illinois prepare to decide on a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee workers the right to organize, a new study shows union mem...
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State announces tax credit for Decatur manufacturer of electric vehiclesSep 06, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state on Tuesday announced the award of the first electric vehicle manufacturing-targeted tax incentives made possible by a law signed by Gov. J.B. Pri...
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Texas sends migrants to ChicagoSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Busloads of migrants from Texas arrived in Chicago Wednesday as part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's ongoing policy to send undocumented immigrants to so-...
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Bailey, Pritzker face off in agriculture forumAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - The candidates for Illinois governor faced questioning about their agriculture-related policies Wednesday in an outbuilding on a McLean County farm. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's...
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GOP rallies at State Fair to 'Restore Illinois'Aug 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Republicans gathered for their annual day at the State Fair on Thursday to showcase their candidates in the Nov. 8 election, vowing that the party...
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'Democrats deliver' is party's rallying cry at Illinois State FairAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In one of the largest annual gatherings of Illinois Democrats on Wednesday, the party had a message for its faithful that attended a pair of Illinois State...