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Lawmakers advance measure to regulate ride-shares as 'common carriers'Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers are considering a bill that would treat ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft as "common carriers," opening them up to the same level of lia...
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Future of nuclear power: State lawmakers weigh looser restrictions, but environmentalists waryMar 17, 2023 1:00 am - A measure allowing the construction of new commercial nuclear power plants has bipartisan, bicameral support in the General Assembly as leaders consider the next steps i...
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State commission accuses fathers' rights attorney Jeffery Leving of overbillingMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago lawyer known for his advocacy for fathers in custody cases has been accused of billing clients for thousands of dollars in fees that didn't match the value of ...
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Illinois State Treasurer's office opens its 11th annual Cream of the Crop photo contestMar 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is encouraging young Illinois photographers to submit photos for the 2023 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest, which offers student...
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Movie legend John Williams returns for the 'scary honor' of conducting the CSOMar 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Movie maestro John Williams will conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, March 24, in a sold-out concert at Symphony Center. Tickets to see the 91-year-old legend...
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Best Bets: Indigo Girls, Dr. Jane Goodall, Wilco, New EditionMar 15, 2023 6:00 am - Indigo Girls at Genesee Indigo Girls, the Grammy-winning duo inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame last year, heads to the suburbs next week for a night of ro...
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Feds: Jurors in ComEd trial will hear over 100 FBI wire recordingsMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors told jurors Wednesday they would hear more than 100 recordings over the next several weeks, as the wide-ranging case against four allies of former Il...
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Pritzker: Tax cuts on the table if state revenues continue to exceed expectationsMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - With two months to go before the legislature adjourns and current-year revenues continuing to smash expectations, Gov. JB Pritzker said he and legislative ...
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Transit agencies look to the state for help making up projected $730 million budget gapMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Officials with the state's largest transit agencies met with lawmakers on Tuesday to sound the alarm for what Regional Transportation Authority Executive Direc...
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Moody's gives Illinois another credit upgradeMar 14, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Moody's Investors Service announced Tuesday that it has upgraded Illinois' bond rating to A3, up from Baa1, marking the eighth credit upgrade the state has...