Articles filed under Illinois
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Plan would let casinos in on fantasy sports bettingMay 19, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois casinos would be allowed to set up daily fantasy sports operations online under a new plan pushed by DraftKings and FanDuel to make sure their games are legal h...
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Why lawmakers split on automatic voter registrationMay 19, 2016 1:00 am - Should people automatically be registered to vote when they renew their driver's licenses? It might sound like a simple idea, but suburban Democrats and Republicans lar...
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Ex-Speaker Hastert ordered to surrender to federal authorities June 22May 19, 2016 1:00 am - Disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert must surrender to federal authorities by 2 p.m. June 22 to begin serving his 15-month sentence for violating the very ...
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Board declines to act quickly on pipeline constructionMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa utilities regulators have declined to act quickly on a request to allow a Texas company to begin construction on an oil pipeline across Iowa...
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Illinois Senate panel advances automatic voter registrationMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Senate committee has advanced a measure allowing automatic voter registration in Illinois. The measure filed Wednesday and approved by an exec...
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Lee County breathes life into wind farm projectMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - A long-delayed wind farm project in north-central Illinois has gained an extension from officials in Lee County. The Green River project would erect u...
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Illinois lawmakers pass marijuana decriminalization billMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Legislation to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana in Illinois is on its way to Gov. Bruce Rauner's desk. The House appro...
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Amid budget deficit, Illinois considers taxing sugary drinksMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawmakers scrambling to find money to fix Illinois' multi-billion dollar deficit are looking to sugary drinks as one potential source of revenue...
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Illinois lawmakers pass limits on phone-tracking technologyMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers have approved a bill that restricts how law enforcement agencies use devices that mimic cell towers to track phone locations ...
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Judge sets trial date in lawsuit against DuckworthMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - JONESBORO, Ill. (AP) - A judge in southern Illinois has set an Aug. 15 trial date in a workplace retaliation lawsuit filed against U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth....