Articles filed under Illinois
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New laws take effect across US on abortion, policing, taxesDec 31, 2021 6:00 am - Minimum wage increases, animal protections, police accountability, cutting and increasing taxes are all part of a series of new laws taking effect across the country on ...
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New state laws in 2022: $12 minimum wage, legal lemonade stands, students' mental health daysDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - $12 minimum wage, mental health days for students also begin
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Among new state laws in 2022, higher ethical standards for lawmakers, at least somewhatDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers have resolved to hold themselves to a higher ethical standard in 2022. About 300 pieces of legislation were approved by Democratic Gov. ...
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McHenry County allowed to keep holding ICE detainees for nowDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - Just days before a new state law requiring McHenry County to end its contract to house federal immigration detainees was to take effect, a federal appeals court put the ...
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Lieutenant governor has breakthrough COVID-19 caseDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said Thursday she has tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Stratton, the state's second-in-command, said on Twitter that she ha...
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State lawmakers slash January legislative session due to COVID-19 surgeDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - An explosion in COVID-19 cases has prompted state lawmakers to cut short their first legislative sessions of 2022, leaders announced Thursday. The General Assembly will ...
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Illinois Secretary of State offices to close for 2 weeksDec 29, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - All Illinois Secretary of State departments will not conduct in-person transactions including driver services from Jan. 3 through Jan. 17, the a...
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Illinois responsible for 5.8% of nation's new COVID-19 cases this weekDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - Only two other states have recorded more new COVID-19 cases than Illinois over the past seven days. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the...
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Fire guts family home of Illinois officer killed in AugustDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - MAKANDA, Ill. (AP) - A fire has destroyed the family home of a southern Illinois police officer who died in August after he was allegedly struck on a Mississippi River b...
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New COVID-19 cases top 20,000 for second time this week, for a 15% positive-test rateDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - For the second time in five days, Illinois has recorded more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases. State health officials Tuesday reported that 20,804 new cases of the respira...