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Illinois House, Senate pass election bill postponing 2022 primary to JuneJun 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Largely on partisan lines, lawmakers passed an omnibus elections bill Monday that would push back the date of the 2022 primary elections amid other major c...
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College athletes could profit from likeness under bill passed by Illinois HouseMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - College athletes in Illinois would be able to independently profit from their image or likeness under a bill passed Saturday by the Illinois House. It's th...
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Illinois House passes controversial gun bill inspired by Henry Pratt shooting in AuroraMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House narrowly passed a bill Saturday that would require gun owners to submit fingerprints when applying for or renewing a Firearm Owner Ident...
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Illinois House passes bill requiring 30 minutes of recess for K-5 studentsMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Elementary schoolchildren in all public schools in Illinois would be entitled to at least 30 minutes of unstructured playtime each day under a bill that pa...
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Illinois House unanimously passes ban on deceptive interrogation of juvenilesMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House unanimously passed a bipartisan juvenile justice reform measure Saturday that outlaws the use of deceptive interrogation techniques on m...
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Illinois House vote updates state's sex education curriculumMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois House passed legislation on Friday updating the state's sex education curriculum in a partisan split. The bill, which creates a new "personal health and saf...
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Dems say court remap reflects population shifts, but GOP calls it power grabMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Partisan outrage over new proposed district lines for the Illinois Supreme Court was on full display Friday in the General Assembly. The House passed the c...
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New law allows plaintiffs to collect pretrial interest in wrongful-death, personal injury casesMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday allowing for plaintiffs to collect pretrial interest on money awarded in some lawsuits, after vetoing a previo...
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Workers rally for Climate Union Jobs ActMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Hundreds of union workers joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Friday in front of the Illinois Capitol in support of the state's nuclear power industry T...
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Lead service line replacement bill passes Senate, heads back to HouseMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Friday that would require water utilities to replace lead service lines. House Bill 3739, known as the Lead Service Line ...