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ANALYSIS: Nov. 10 deadline looms over Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debateMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - The Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund was the talk of the Capitol this week. Democratic lawmakers voted to dedicate $2.7 billion toward filling a $4.5 billion pandemic-d...
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Lawmakers vote to direct $2.7 billion toward $4.5 billion unemployment deficitMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a measure to allocate $2.7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay down more than half of the state'...
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State Supreme Court: Officials sometimes can use campaign funds for defenseMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that elected public officials and their campaign committees may, in limited circumstances, use campaign funds to ...
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Bill would provide tax credit to volunteer firefightersMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the Illinois Firefighters Association joined state legislators at a news conference Wednesday to outline a measure that they say would recruit m...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield under scrutiny in SpringfieldMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An ongoing contract dispute between a major health insurance company and a large health care provider in Springfield is drawing the attention of both state...
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State Supreme Court asked to define limits of river accessMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to decide the extent to which property owners can block anyone else, including neighboring property owners, from ...
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Senate rejects Prisoner Review Board appointeeMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Senate Executive Appointments Committee moved six appointees to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board through committee on Tuesday, but the only appointee...
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Pritzker announces initiative to improve children's behavioral health servicesMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the launch of an initiative Friday to improve behavioral and mental health services for children. The Children's Behavioral He...
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DCFS director held in contempt for 7th time in 10 weeksMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - For the seventh time in 10 weeks, a Cook County judge found Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith in contempt for failing...
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Advocates push for wage subsidies for recent paroleesMar 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the Workers Center for Racial Justice held a rally in front of the Capitol Wednesday morning demanding the Illinois General Assembly pass the Sa...