Articles filed under Illinois
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Democratic Supreme Court justices won't recuse themselves in state weapons ban caseApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two newly elected justices of the Illinois Supreme Court have declined to recuse themselves from a case challenging the state's recently passed ban on cert...
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Report: State help with tuition, college budgets tanked amid 20 years of state disinvestmentApr 15, 2023 10:00 am - As university faculties around Illinois strike for better pay and working conditions, budget analysts have found that state spending on higher education has fallen drama...
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Illinois' push to clean energy has been re-energized by 2021 lawApr 15, 2023 1:00 am - For Jon Carson, founder of solar developer Trajectory Energy Partners, the impact of the state's massive climate bill — the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act or CEJA — has ...
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What it takes to expel legislators in IllinoisApr 13, 2023 5:30 am - Though historically rife with a variety of scandals, Illinois legislators have rarely used their powers of expulsion to remove offending colleagues from office. In fact,...
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Bills targeting polystyrene containers, single-use plastics separately pass Illinois House, SenateApr 13, 2023 5:00 am - Two environmentally focused bills that would ban polystyrene foam food containers and curb single-use plastics separately have passed the Illinois House and Senate, and ...
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Illinois to receive $67.6 million in settlement with JuulApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday that he and six other attorneys general have settled a multistate lawsuit against e-cigarette man...
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Lawmakers consider banning vehicle searches based on cannabis odorApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Just before lawmakers went on a two-week spring break, the Illinois Senate passed two bills that would work to further decriminalize cannabis use in Illino...
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Bill to lift nuclear construction ban among measures pending in General AssemblyApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers went on a two-week spring break last week with more than 700 bills already passed in at least one chamber of the General Assembly. They will retu...
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'Go forward with Ochoa': Madigan kept pressure on ComEd for key board appointmentApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - When Juan Ochoa was appointed to the board of ComEd in April 2019, it was after a year and a half of delays and behind-the-scenes wrangling on his behalf by some of the ...
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State hands out millions for bike, pedestrian trails and bridges in suburbs and beyondApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - Multiple suburbs will receive grants for projects to encourage residents to use alternates to cars, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday. For Cryst...