Articles filed under Illinois
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Kane County joins municipalities protesting IMRF investment strategyMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - More than 30 Illinois counties and municipalities are calling for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to retract a decision that's forcing local governments to find m...
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Bush on abortion protections: 'I'm really fighting for women that are coming after me'May 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - It took fewer than 30 minutes of testimony and debate for a panel of state senators to advance a measure overhauling Illinois' abortion statute to the full...
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Man gets 25 years for holding gun to woman's headMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA, Ill. (AP) - A 25-year prison sentence has been handed a northern Illinois man who was holding a gun to a woman's head when he called her children into the room. ...
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Mother gets 5 years for blaze that killed her 2 childrenMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A judge has sentenced a western Illinois woman to five years in prison for an October fire that killed her 8-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter. ...
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Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in IllinoisMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - May 28, 2019 Chicago Tribune 'Let the people vote' on pension reform too Coming your way in November 2020: the option to change Illinois' flat income tax to graduated ra...
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Illinois House approves changes to FOID card systemMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois gun owners will be fingerprinted and will pay more for firearm owner identification cards under legislation approved by the Illinois Ho...
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Illinois lawmakers face full agenda in final session daysMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers are facing several outstanding issues while winding down their spring session. The General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn F...
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How Illinois' income tax compares nationwide, and how a graduated tax could change itMay 29, 2019 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing series about proposed changes in the state income tax formula. Illinois residents making $1.5 million a year pay le...
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Gun licensing overhaul moves forward despite constitutional concernsMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would strengthen the state's Firearm Owner's Identification Act passed the Illinois House in a 62-52 vote Wednesday. Senate Bill 1966 would ma...
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State Senate approves recreational marijuana bill in quick vote, after changesMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state of Illinois is one step closer to legalizing recreational marijuana. The Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to pass the bill, sending it to the Hous...