Articles filed under Illinois
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Prisoner Review Board member resigns before Senate confirmation voteMar 28, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Prisoner Review Board member facing Senate confirmation submitted his resignation on Monday. Oreal James resigned by way of a letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzke...
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Lawmakers form Assyrian Caucus to address challenges facing communityMar 28, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers have formed the Illinois Assyrian Caucus in an effort to help them understand and learn about challenges facing the Assyrian community a...
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Democrats laud $4B bill pay; GOP says jobless fund shortedMar 27, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Democrats in Springfield are celebrating approval of legislation that wipes out $4.1 billion in debt. In fewer than 24 hours last week, lawmake...
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Taxing bodies spar over impact of bill to limit special taxing districtsMar 26, 2022 1:00 am - This story has been modified from its original publication to correct that the legislative proposal on the duration of TIFs will not change the current standard of ...
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Bandelier officials assessing area of fatal rock fallMar 25, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - Officials are assessing the area of Bandelier National Monument in northern New Mexico where an Illinois woman was killed when struck by a fallin...
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ANALYSIS: Nov. 10 deadline looms over Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debateMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - The Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund was the talk of the Capitol this week. Democratic lawmakers voted to dedicate $2.7 billion toward filling a $4.5 billion pandemic-d...
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Hinz: When the government was buying vaccines, Rep. Newman traded in vaccine makers' stocksMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - Locked into a tough primary race for re-election, U.S. Rep. Marie Newman has signed on to legislation that would ban the increasingly controversial practice of members o...
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State closing down 10 COVID-19 testing sites as demand dropsMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - The state will close its 10 COVID-19 community testing sites, including all suburban locations, on March 31 as demand plummets and at-home options expand, the Illinois D...
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Pritzker debt-reduction approved as watchdog praises planMar 24, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A respected tax and budget watchdog on Thursday praised Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal for cautious spending and paying bills just hours ...
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Lawmakers vote to direct $2.7 billion toward $4.5 billion unemployment deficitMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a measure to allocate $2.7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay down more than half of the state'...