Articles filed under Illinois
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Supreme Court justice requests more information on Naperville gun sale banMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is giving the city of Naperville until next Monday to provide further information regarding its local ordinance prohibiting the s...
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The quest to pay enough to retain caregivers of people with disabilitiesApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Industry advocates and unions supporting caregivers for people with developmental disabilities are calling on lawmakers to more than double a funding incre...
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Southern Illinois judge temporarily blocks rifle banApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge in East St. Louis issued an order Friday blocking enforcement of Illinois' ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines until a lawsu...
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Federal judge refuses to block rifle ban enforcementApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge in Chicago this week denied a request to block enforcement of both state and local bans on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines...
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Bill would require schools to notify parents of cyberbullying within 24 hoursApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would tighten anti-bullying protocols in Illinois schools will head to the full state Senate after unanimously passing out of committee th...
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Systems to bury CO2 deep underground draws attention of Illinois lawmakers, environmentalistsApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - As Illinois considers ways to achieve its goal of relying entirely on clean energy by 2050, one technology that has courted controversy is carbon capture. Carbon capture...
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1 dead, 1 injured in blast at Lemont-area petroleum plantApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - An explosion and fire at a petroleum plant near Lemont left a 25-year-old worker dead and a second injured Tuesday morning, authorities said. Firefighters with the Lemon...
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Prosecution paints ComEd Four as 'grand masters of corruption' before jury deliberationsApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - Attorneys for both the defendants and the government made the same appeal to a federal jury Tuesday before it was left to deliberate the fate of four former ComEd offici...
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After-school programs at risk of closure after state board's miscalculationApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Thousands of elementary and high school students throughout Illinois could lose access to after-school and summer programs in the upcoming fiscal year, but...
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Tab to provide health care for noncitizens expected to approach $1 billionApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state estimates an expansion of state-sponsored health care to individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their citizenship status is expecte...