Articles filed under Illinois
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Sweeping abortion protections get Illinois lawmakers' final OKMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker hugged and congratulated sponsors of legislation to protect abortion rights in Illinois after the Senate approved the plan 34-20 late Fr...
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6 new casinos, slots at airports, sports betting part of new gambling proposalMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Six new casinos along with sports betting parlors at Chicago's arenas and even slots at the airports might be two of a host of changes coming to Illinois' ...
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Dig in! $400M Corpus Christi Ship Channel expansion beginsMay 30, 2019 7:00 am - CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - Let the digging begin. Ceremonies were held Wednesday to kick off expansion of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in a bid to attract larger oi...
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CEO of central Illinois economic development body firedMay 30, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The head of a central Illinois economic development organization has been fired less than a year after ascending to the post. The Land of Lincol...
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Bill defining 'consent' in sex ed classes heads to governorMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill making school districts that teach sex education give a fuller definition of sexual consent is on its way to the governor to be signed into law. Hou...
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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...