Articles filed under Illinois
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DCFS director held in contempt for 7th time in 10 weeksMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - For the seventh time in 10 weeks, a Cook County judge found Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith in contempt for failing...
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Advocates push for wage subsidies for recent paroleesMar 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the Workers Center for Racial Justice held a rally in front of the Capitol Wednesday morning demanding the Illinois General Assembly pass the Sa...
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State Supreme Court reviewing FOID law constitutionalityMar 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked for a second time to decide whether a state law requiring gun owners to have a firearm permit is unconstitutional...
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Pritzker pulls another Prisoner Review Board appointmentMar 16, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Max Cerda was convicted of a double murder when he was 16. He was 35 years old when he was paroled and began working with ex-offenders in Chicago to help t...
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Hinz: Is Richard Irvin's anti-crime record as good as he says?Mar 16, 2022 1:00 am - GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin has been pitching himself as the law-and-order type of leader Illinois needs, comparing his record as mayor of Aurora to that t...
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Correction: Oil Leak-Illinois storyMar 15, 2022 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - In a story published March 13, 2022, about the planned cleanup of a crude oil spill in southern Illinois, The Associated Press erroneously repo...
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Second top leader exits Illinois tollway amid internal turbulanceMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - Three years after Gov. J.B. Pritzker selected a team to reform the Illinois tollway, the agency's two top leaders are out after a turbulent tenure that included Senate s...
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Who's running for statewide officesMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In addition to the governor's race, the most contentious Illinois primary battles will be for the secretary of state nominations. Longtime Democratic incum...
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East St. Louis empty lot to become renewable energy sourceMar 13, 2022 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Heavy industry has long polluted the air in East St. Louis, but by early next year for the first time in the city's history, a clean energy f...
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Demi Lovato completes Illinois State Fair Grandstand lineupMar 13, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Grammy Award-nominated singer Demi Lovato is the latest act to join this summer's Illinois State Fair Grandstand lineup. Lovato, who is also an...