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‘I’ve done this my way’: Durbin reflects on decision to retireApr 24, 2025 6:31 pm - Standing on his backyard deck Thursday — the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate — Illinois’ senior Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on his decision to retire after four decades in Congress.
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Measles outbreak spreads to Illinois with case reported downstateApr 24, 2025 10:32 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday afternoon the first case of measles in the state.
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Illinois scrambles to boost locally produced farm products after Trump’s funding freezeApr 22, 2025 1:36 pm - Amid federal cuts to two food programs designed to strengthen statewide food systems, Illinois lawmakers are trying to help small farms by pushing two bills through the legislature that would reallocate state funds to purchase farm food locally and help poultry farmers sell more of their products directly to consumers.
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Social Security rescinding its plan to end phone-based filing called a win for Illinois seniorsApr 18, 2025 2:06 pm - The Illinois chapter of AARP played a role in the Trump administration reversing itself and allowing Social Security beneficiaries to have the option of filing for benefits over the phone.
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Lawmakers moving forward on public defender reformApr 18, 2025 1:44 pm - SPRINGFIELD — When Elisabeth Pollock took over as the Champaign County public defender in 2022, one of her team’s attorneys was handling 500 cases in a courtroom that sho...
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Pared-back ‘Right to Play’ bill advances in General Assembly, awaits Senate actionApr 18, 2025 1:34 pm - The Illinois House gave its approval to legislation that would give high school athletes a limited right to compete in non-school events or on non-school teams during the same season in which they play for their school.
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Jones testifies that FBI asked him to wear a wire on hospital CEO, other lawmakersApr 18, 2025 1:25 pm - Federal agents asked state Sen. Emil Jones III to wear a wire against a politically connected hospital CEO and his fellow lawmakers in Springfield, the senator testified Thursday in his own defense at his federal corruption trial.
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Mink farming industry toes the line as Illinois lawmakers consider regulationsApr 16, 2025 9:38 am - A bill in Springfield, sponsored by Rep. Joyce Mason, a Gurnee Democrat, would regulate the mink industry at the state level, creating mink farm licensing and requirements. But proponents and opponents have vastly different opinions on what it really aims to do.
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Supreme Court rules House Republicans waited too long to challenge mapsApr 12, 2025 4:00 am - Court dismisses Republicans' compactness challenge to Illinois legislative maps, prompting GOP to pursue ballot referendum and judicial ethics reform.
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Senate OKs police hiring reform, Sangamon County recall in response to Sonya Massey’s deathApr 12, 2025 4:00 am - The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office came under intense scrutiny after an unarmed Black woman was shot and killed by a deputy in her Springfield home in July 2024. The de...