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Report details community colleges' impact on economy, earningsSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois community colleges have a multibillion-dollar impact on the state's economy and will be "integral in making a recovery from the pandemic an equita...
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Downstate Cairo pins hopes on river port developmentSep 25, 2021 1:00 am - Anyone who has driven America's Interstate highway system is familiar with those standard blue signs near major exits indicating the services available ahead - fuel, foo...
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Illinois to invest more than $40 million in workforce trainingSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that the state will award more than $40 million in workforce training grants, focusing on communities hardest hit by ...
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State Supreme Court to consider if ex-Bear Richard Dent has right to accuser's identitySep 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A case before the Illinois Supreme Court centers on whether a former Super Bowl MVP has a right to learn the identity of a woman who accused him of sexual ...
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Illinois' eviction moratorium set to expire Oct. 3Sep 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's moratorium on enforcement of residential evictions will expire on Oct. 3, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's latest COVID-19 executive order. Pr...
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California law, U.S. Constitution at center of FOID case before Illinois Supreme CourtSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to consider the laws of the state of California and the U.S. Constitution in ruling on one man's eligibility to b...
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Sweeping energy overhaul signed into lawSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker was joined by environmental and social justice activists, union representatives, and lawmakers from both parties Wednesday as he signed ...
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Lawmakers question enforcement of school mask mandatesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Expressing concern that the Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its bounds by threatening to withhold funding from school districts th...
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Ethics bill clears House on second try, will head back to governorSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House on Thursday voted to accept changes to an ethics bill that Gov. J.B. Pritzker had requested, paving the way for it to become law once th...
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House to return to Springfield on Thursday for further energy negotiationsSep 07, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House is scheduled to return to Springfield Thursday to try again at passing an elusive energy regulation overhaul days after the governor's o...