Articles filed under Illinois
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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 ...
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Today in History: November 21, deadly Las Vegas hotel fireNov 21, 2022 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2022. There are 40 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 21, 1980, 87 people died i...
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Poised for another term as speaker, Welch reflects on growing majorityNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governi...
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Illini can't hang on in upset bid over MichiganNov 19, 2022 12:00 am - ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Jake Moody made a go-ahead, 35-yard field goal with nine seconds left, lifting No. 3 Michigan to a 19-17 win over Illinois on Saturday. The Wolverines...
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Include boosters or COVID-19 tests in your Thanksgiving plans, IDPH saysNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - With the new COVID-19 case count up by 17.8% in November from October, Illinois Department of Public Health officials are advising common-sense precautions during Thanks...
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Illinois Senate approves divestment in RussiaNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved withdrawing state investments in Russia to protest its nearly nine-month war against Ukraine. The 50-...
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'Technical' changes to SAFE-T Act could be coming, but not wholesale rewriteNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Changes may yet come to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform before its Jan. 1 effective date, but some of its major proponents in the General Assembly s...
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New leader hopes to bring balance to state House GOPNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Tony McCombie said Wednesday that her top priority when she becomes the next House minority leader will be to rebuild the GOP caucus following l...