Articles filed under Illinois
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Senate panel OKs measure to add mental health hotline info to student IDsMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A panel of state senators Tuesday approved legislation requiring public colleges and universities to add mental health contact information to the back of s...
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Coalition looks to end gas bill surchargeMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A 2013 state law allowing utilities to tack natural gas surcharges onto consumer bills for the purpose of funding infrastructure improvements is under scru...
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Feder: Four ABC 7 employees stay home after possible coronavirus exposureMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Four employees of WLS-Channel 7 were kept away from work Tuesday out of concern they may have been exposed to the coronavirus, officials of the ABC-owned station confirm...
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House GOP says property tax reform efforts appear stalledMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans said Tuesday they believe efforts to enact property tax relief have stalled in the General Assembly, and they accused Democrats ...
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Patient at University of Chicago hospital tests negative for coronavirusMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - University of Chicago Medical Center officials said Tuesday night that tests on a patient they feared would be the state's fifth person to be diagnosed with the COVID-19...
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Disciplinary board recommends Blagojevich be disbarredMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A board that oversees the discipline of attorneys in Illinois recommended Tuesday that former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich be disbarred from the practic...
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Law enforcement groups oppose eliminating cash bailMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - This story has been updated to correct the name of Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans. SPRINGFIELD – Several statewide law enforcement organizat...
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First black justice on state Supreme Court dies at 86Mar 02, 2020 12:00 am - Retired Justice Charles E. Freeman, the first black judge to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court, died on Monday, according to a statement from the state's high court. H...
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Local governments call for increase in state revenue sharingMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A local government advocacy group laid out its legislative agenda Monday and called on lawmakers to fully fund a program that shares state income tax reven...
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Illinois bill requires rules for Native American mascot useMar 01, 2020 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A new bill would require Illinois schools that want to keep using Native American mascots and logos receive approval from local tribes if they want...