Articles filed under Illinois
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Bill's sponsor says FOID overhaul dead this sessionJun 01, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Rep. Kathleen Willis said her bill to increase Firearm Owner's Identification card fees and mandate fingerprinting will not be brought to a vote by the Sen...
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Melinda Bush: Passage of abortion bill to make Illinois 'a beacon for the country'Jun 01, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Melinda Bush, a Democrat from Grayslake, said she hopes passage of the abortion legislation she sponsored in the Senate will make the state "a b...
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Overtime session produces Illinois budget, construction, taxesJun 01, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House cranked out mountains of legislation Saturday in an overtime workday, producing a $39.9 billion budget, a $45 billion state construction...
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Bill to require discrimination, sexual harassment training by employers nears passageJun 01, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - All businesses in the state would need to provide workplace sexual harassment training to employees under a robust bill awaiting approval when the Senate r...
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Unlicensed public defender faces charges including theftMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former southern Illinois assistant public defender who practiced without a law license has been charged with theft of government property. Ke...
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Illinois lawmakers' final day: Budget, marijuana, gamblingMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Legislature has one day to churn out a state budget. Friday is the last scheduled day of the General Assembly's spring session. Pap...
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Southern Illinois reaches $75M target in alumni fundraisingMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University in Carbondale says it received more than 60,000 individual donations to reach a fundraising goal of $75 million. Sch...
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Mandatory evacuation issued for part of Howard CountyMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - PETERSBURG, Mo. (AP) - Officials have issued a mandatory evacuation order for some residents of a central Missouri county where the Missouri River has topped a levee. KR...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDTMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - 12 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect dead VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - A longtime city employee opened fire in a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Fr...
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How Pritzker got 'yes' votes from suburban lawmakers who'd opposed his tax planMay 31, 2019 5:33 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's tail wind seems to be catching suburban Democratic lawmakers despite possible backlash from Republican voters on questions like a graduated income t...