Articles filed under Illinois
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Tax credits, prison reform pass in veto sessionDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers last week passed significant legislation dealing with electric vehicle manufacturing incentives and the availability of hygiene products...
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White Crane Wellness Center wins 2022 Governor's Engaging Aging AwardDec 04, 2022 10:00 pm - White Crane Wellness Center is the recipient of a 2022 Governor's Engaging Aging Award, presented annually to up to 13 community organizations that have gone above and b...
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Legislation would create safe spaces for using opioidsDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - A proposal in Springfield would allow state-licensed drug injection sites to open across Illinois in an effort to reduce fatal overdoses amid a nationwide opioid crisis ...
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Lawmakers advance $1.8 billion unemployment fund bailoutDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - On the final day of their fall veto session, Illinois lawmakers on Thursday advanced a pair of bills that would infuse $1.8 billion into the state's unempl...
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State lawmakers pass measure limiting state investment in Russian assetsNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House gave final passage Wednesday to a bill aimed at prohibiting state investment in assets tied to Russia and Belarus in retaliation for the...
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Lake County prosecutors aim to keep murder, sex crime defendants jailed after bail ends Jan. 1Nov 30, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office has begun the process of keeping dozens of jailed defendants, including those charged with murder and sex offenses, behind bars...
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Appellate panel reverses contempt citations against DCFS directorNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - An appellate court on Wednesday reversed several contempt of court citations filed in recent months against Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smit...
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Bipartisan state plan to pay down remaining unemployment debt aimed at reducing employers' taxesNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In an effort to save businesses nearly a billion dollars in unemployment taxes, lawmakers on Tuesday announced a bipartisan plan to use the state's budget ...
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Prompted by Highland Park shooting, state police change policies on gun seizuresNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - Two state policies designed to keep firearms out of the hands of those who pose a significant threat have been strengthened in the wake of the July 4 mass shooting in Hi...
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Flagpole removed from old Capitol as part of ongoing renovationNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - People walking through downtown Springfield on Monday morning looked up to an unusual sight - a helicopter hovering over the Old State Capitol, dropping a ...