Articles filed under Illinois
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Retired state police captain honored with Achievement MedalMar 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker awarded retired state police Capt. Donald Norton with the Illinois State Police Achievement Medal Tuesday to honor his 30 years of servi...
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Hinz: Pritzker feels heat from his own party and GOP over release of cop killersMar 29, 2022 1:00 am - The Illinois GOP used Gov. J.B. Pritzker's appearance at an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Illinois State Police to issue statements jabbing the Democr...
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Pritzker commemorates 100 years of Illinois State PoliceMar 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - From his ceremonial office at the Capitol Tuesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker proclaimed the 12-month period beginning April 1 as the Illinois State Police centenn...
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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...