Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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State police grilled over 'clear and present danger' report on Highland Park suspectAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Officials from the Illinois State Police faced questioning Wednesday from Republican lawmakers who said the agency had authority to reject a gun permit app...
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Pritzker talks session timeline, highlights infrastructure spendingAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In a series of downstate news conferences coinciding with the Illinois State Fair, Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week gave an update on the possibility of a spec...
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What the suburbs get in state's $34.6 billion plan for roads, bridges, airports, moreAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation on Friday laid out a six-year, $34.6 billion spending plan for road, bridge, transit, rail, airport and port upke...
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Butter cow, state fair theme a nod to agriculture, infrastructureAug 10, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois State Fair organizers unveiled the 101st State Fair butter cow Wednesday, an unofficial kickoff of the fair which begins Th...
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Pritzker reaches out to businesses in Indiana in light of that state's abortion restrictionsAug 09, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said this week that he is actively reaching out to businesses in Indiana and other states that have recently passed restricti...
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Regulatory work behind push for 1 million electric vehicles is in full swing in IllinoisAug 06, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Ten months after Illinois lawmakers passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act that set a goal of putting 1 million electric vehicles on state roads by the ...
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What clothes, school supplies are included in Illinois' tax holiday — and what's notAug 05, 2022 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – Beginning Friday and lasting through Aug. 14, the state will reduce its sales tax rate from 6.25% to 1.25% for certain clothing items costing less than $12...
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State announces plan for $760 million from opioid settlementJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced plans Friday for how the state will di...
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Democratic Party chair bows out in re-election bidJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A contentious race for leadership of the state's Democratic Party appears to be down to a single candidate ahead of a Saturday morning vote after the party...
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Google moving into downtown Chicago's Thompson CenterJul 27, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - After years of failed efforts that spanned multiple administrations, the state has finalized the sale of the controversial James R. Thompson Center in Chic...