Articles filed under Politics
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Pritzker announces $1.6B in federal funding for early childhood servicesApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that $1.6 billion in federal funding will be allocated toward early childhood education and child care providers in Ill...
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Legislation would require colleges to provide free sanitary productsApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - The state House on Thursday approved a bill to require public universities and community colleges to make feminine hygiene products available for free in restrooms. That...
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Efforts aim to fight climate change while protecting small businessesApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - Climate change is real and it's happening now. Over the past year, raging wildfires, bitterly cold weather and extreme heat have left too many families across the countr...
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People who share suffering help us allApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - Sometimes, there is one especially important thing you must say to people who open up about tragedies that storm uninvited into their lives. Thank you. This is true enou...
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Bill would make injuring or killing a police dog while driving under influence a felonyApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday to make it a felony offense if a person kills or injures a police animal while driving under the influence of alco...
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Bill to create elected Chicago school board passes HouseApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would implement an elected Chicago school board passed the Illinois House Thursday, while opponents of the legislation continued to push for co...
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Mail-in ballots turn the table in Northfield TownshipApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - When we shut down our computers in the early morning of April 7, the race for Northfield Township supervisor was too close to call. It remains so. Only with a change in...
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Northwest suburban voters say yes in referendumsApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - Northwest suburban voters overwhelmingly answered yes to all the referendum questions that appeared on ballots last week, unofficial results indicate, but the jury is st...
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State House votes to decriminalize HIV transmissionApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - The state House on Wednesday passed a bill that would decriminalize transmission of HIV, sending it to the Senate for consideration. The current AIDS Confidentiality Act...
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New report predicts 83% job growth in Illinois' electric transportation sectorApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A national clean energy trade organization has released a report showing growth in electric transportation-related jobs in Illinois could position the stat...