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Oral arguments to begin Tuesday in redistricting casesDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A three-judge federal court panel in Chicago will begin hearing oral arguments Tuesday in three cases that could determine the makeup of state legislative ...
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Illinois Supreme Court upholds Deerfield assault weapons banNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In its latest round of opinions Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a village of Deerfield assault weapons ban. The decision in the Deerfield case ...
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Illinois unemployment falls to 6%Nov 18, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point in October to 6% as employers added 40,900 jobs during the month, the Illinois Departm...
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New state law bans 'dark money' in judicial racesNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new law in Illinois aims to ban out-of-state contributions and so-called "dark money" in judicial campaigns by requiring all candidates to disclose the s...
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Pritzker signs electric vehicle manufacturing incentives into lawNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a tax incentives package Tuesday that state lawmakers hope will help Illinois become a manufacturing hub for the budding...
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GOP, advocacy groups submit changes to legislative district maps in courtNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Plaintiffs in three lawsuits challenging the new legislative district maps that Democrats pushed through the General Assembly earlier this year have submit...
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State Supreme Court asked to rule in Lyft rape caseNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The ride-share company Lyft argued before the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday that a 2014 state law protects it from being held liable for the actions of ...
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Pritzker makes Illinois pitch at world climate conferenceNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As global leaders met in Glasgow, Scotland, over the past two weeks to discuss the effects of and potential policy solutions to climate change, Gov. J.B. P...
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Application period for new round of rental aid delayed one monthNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The application period for a new round of financial assistance to renters through the Illinois Housing Development Authority will be delayed one month as t...
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Redistricting lawsuit to be heard in early DecemberNov 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A three-judge federal court panel on Friday set the week of Dec. 6 as the time it will hear three consolidated cases challenging the new legislative distri...