Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois lawmakers take time on budget with tax relief, smash-and-grab retail crime billApr 08, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois General Assembly was prepared to adopt a state budget of more than $45 billion Friday on lawmakers' last day of a scheduled spring session. Bu...
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$1.8B state tax-break deal reached, with fund-diversion helpApr 07, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and leaders of the Illinois House and Senate on Thursday announced agreement on a state spending plan that aims to fight nagg...
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Sullivan denies charges of signature fraud on primary petitionsApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - Allegations that gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan's petitions contain hundreds of fake signatures are untrue and a "political stunt" by McHenry County businessman ...
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Display calls attention to plight of children under DCFS watchApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - A McHenry County child welfare advocacy group created a display of children's shoes in the Statehouse on Thursday to bring awareness of child abuse to legislators. Tiny...
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Democrats reach deal on $1.8 billion in tax breaks, with direct checks to most IllinoisansApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly announced Thursday they had reached agreement on a $45.6 billion budget package that woul...
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Legislature approves incentives to increase staffing in nursing homesApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would inject more than $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursi...
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Hinz: Now it's Pritzker whose Chinese investments draw attentionApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - The issue of investments in China is surfacing again in the race for governor, and this time incumbent J.B. Pritzker is trying to deflect bad appearances. Pritzker's cam...
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Undisclosed health issue sidelines lawmaker from AuroraApr 06, 2022 11:00 pm - With the Illinois legislature approaching its final days of the spring session, state Rep. Barbara Hernandez has been absent since early March due to an undisclosed heal...
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Attorneys General warn NFL to improve treatment of womenApr 06, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The attorneys general of six states have written to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell , expressing concern over the league's treatment of female employees a...
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New COVID-19 cases top 2,000 for first time since FebruaryApr 06, 2022 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 Wednesday for the first time since Feb. 26, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. New infections totaled 2,194, and ni...