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Ethics commission finds ex-Exelon lobbyist sexually harassed colleagueApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state ethics commission has found a former Exelon lobbyist sexually harassed one of his female colleagues on two separate occasions in Springfield, in vi...
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Housing protection legislation sent to governorApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate voted Thursday to pass House Bill 2877, which aims to extend emergency protections to renters and homeowners who financially strapped a...
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Judge finds FOID card law invalid -- as applied to one Illinois womanApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - For the second time, a county judge in southern Illinois has ruled the state's Firearm Owner Identification Card law unconstitutional, as applied to one st...
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Pritzker releases new plan for spending Volkswagen settlementApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration released a revised plan for how to spend the state's share of a multibillion-dollar Volkswagen settlement for violating...
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Pritzker unveils energy plan amid session's final stretchApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office unveiled a 900-page energy overhaul bill Wednesday, accelerating a yearslong negotiating process which advocates hope will end ...
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Report finds Black, rural and poor mothers more likely to die after childbirthApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday issued its second report on maternal mortality rates in the state, which found there were 103 pregnanc...
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Trial date set for CullertonApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Tom Cullerton, who was indicted in 2019 on charges of embezzlement, is set to go to trial in February next year, a federal judge said on Tuesday...
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Pritzker signs measure to address racism in health careApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared health care "a right, not a privilege" Tuesday as he signed a massive reform bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Cauc...
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General Assembly passes hundreds of bills as session's end approachesApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate and House passed more than 750 bills last week, addressing isolated timeouts in schools, youth vaping, teaching Muslim history, the commem...
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New state program aims for 'one-on-one connections' in communities to combat COVID-19Apr 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new state program Monday that aims to increase vaccine access in low-income, vulnerable communities and to connect residents...