Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Cook County judge cites DCFS director for contemptJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - A Cook County judge found Illinois Department of Children & Family Services Director Marc Smith in contempt for the continued improper placement of two state wards. On T...
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Democrats, Republicans blame each other for vacant watchdog postJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - The last day on the job for the Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope was Thursday. The office will be vacant on Friday. “We have to reeducate ourselves to fight the ...
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State lawmakers approve follow-up measure on criminal justice reformJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House this week passed a bill clarifying issues around the massive criminal justice reform bill that passed with the support of the Illinois L...
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DCFS worker fatally stabbed during home visitJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sangamon County authorities are holding a Thayer man suspected in the stabbing death of an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services worker. Poli...
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State legislature approves remap of judicial subcircuitsJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to redraw judicial subcircuit maps in Cook County and some of the surrounding collar counties while creating ...
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Court upholds state legislative redistricting planJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A three-judge federal court panel upheld the legislative redistricting plan that state lawmakers approved during a special session last summer, thus leavin...
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New state laws in 2022: $12 minimum wage, legal lemonade stands, students' mental health daysDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - $12 minimum wage, mental health days for students also begin
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Renovations at state Capitol underwayDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - Renovations are underway on the north wing of the Illinois Capitol. Plans include the construction of an underground parking garage, elimination of the circle drive on t...
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Illinois continues to lose populationDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest Illinois is continuing to lose po...
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Pritzker signs law to end abortion notice requirement in IllinoisDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - An earlier version of this report erroneously said the new law would take effect in 2024. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law on Friday that ends parental notification,...