Articles filed under Illinois
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Measure to cap prescription drug prices in Illinois stalls in committeeMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would allow the state to cap the prices of certain high-cost prescription drugs stalled in a House committee Wednesday amid stiff opposition fr...
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House GOP aims for FOID fixes in light of application backlogMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican lawmakers are calling to abolish the state's Firearm Owners Identification card requirement - or at least to install fixes to expedite the Illin...
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Illinois city to pay $11M in wrongful conviction settlementsMar 03, 2020 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Three men who say they were framed by police in the 2002 murder of a young boy will each receive $3.7 million in a settlement with a northern Illin...
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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...