Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois Democrats join Biden in taking aim at 'ghost guns'Apr 12, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois is poised to become the first state in the Midwest to ban "ghost guns," as Democrats respond to election-year pressure to curb violent crime and President Joe B...
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Session recap: Lawmakers pass limits on campaign contributions in judicial racesApr 12, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This article is part of an ongoing "Session Recap" series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on many of the more-than 200 measures that pa...
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Illinois lawmakers approve $46.5B budget with tax reliefApr 09, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers approved a $46.5 billion budget early Saturday that includes $1.8 billion in election-year tax relief and a $1 billion deposi...
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We still have the pandemic to deal with — and COVID-19 fatigueApr 09, 2022 1:00 am - Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, there have been a series of mutations from the original strain — delta, omicron, and now BA.2. But one constant that's f...
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EXPLAINER: BA.2 variant takes over. What's known about it?Apr 08, 2022 7:00 am - In the latest battle of the coronavirus mutants, an extra-contagious version of omicron has taken over the world. The coronavirus version known as BA.2 is now dominant i...
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Video shows Illinois trooper's shooting of homicide suspectApr 08, 2022 7:00 am - PANA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police have released video of a state trooper's fatal shooting of a man suspected in the slayings of his estranged partner and her siste...
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Tired of COVID-19 fatigue? Don't forget the pandemic isn't over, experts sayApr 08, 2022 1:00 am - Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, there have been a series of mutations from the original alpha strain - delta, omicron, and now BA.2. But one constant th...
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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 ...