Articles filed under Illinois
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St. Charles youth prison guard guilty of official misconduct over inmate-on-inmate attacksApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - A guard at a state youth prison in St. Charles is guilty of official misconduct for not reporting inmates' attacks on other inmates or threats to their safety. A Kane Co...
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Educators push back on testing requirementsApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Teachers and other education professionals are urging the Illinois State Board of Education to reduce the amount of time students spend on standardized tes...
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What GOP Senate hopefuls vying to run against Duckworth say about election integrityApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - Only one of the seven Republican candidates vying for the party's nomination to run against incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth in November said he doesn't be...
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Rivian R1T truck named 'Coolest Thing' made in IllinoisApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Rivian's all-electric R1T truck is 2022's "Coolest Thing Made in Illinois." That was the result of the third annual Makers Madness bracket-style tournament...
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Pritzker signs bills aimed at easing teacher shortageApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a package of bills Wednesday aimed at easing the state's shortage of teachers and other education professionals, even as a new re...
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Secretary of state candidate dismisses accusations of ethics violationsApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - A spokeswoman for Democratic secretary of state candidate Anna Valencia on Wednesday denied allegations she used her position as Chicago city clerk to help her husband's...
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EXPLAINER: What's known about sudden liver disease in kidsApr 26, 2022 7:00 am - A puzzling outbreak of sudden liver disease in nearly 200 children has health authorities in Europe and the U.S. racing to find answers. The illnesses have no known conn...
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More highway cameras coming to Illinois? Expansion plan awaits Pritzker's signatureApr 26, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A pair of bills on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk would expand a state roadway camera monitoring program to 21 additional counties while also expanding the numb...
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New report finds cases of antisemitic hate reach historic levels across Illinois, U.S.Apr 26, 2022 1:00 am - Cases of antisemitic hate rose to historic levels last year both in Illinois and across the country, according to an audit released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League...
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School lunches, drug disposal, e-motorcycles: What's in state legislation for the environmentApr 22, 2022 5:00 am - This article has been modified from its original publication to add a missing word to a quote about restrictions on the use of natural gas . With a pandemic-shorten...