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New law allows plaintiffs to collect pretrial interest in wrongful-death, personal injury casesMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday allowing for plaintiffs to collect pretrial interest on money awarded in some lawsuits, after vetoing a previo...
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Workers rally for Climate Union Jobs ActMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Hundreds of union workers joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Friday in front of the Illinois Capitol in support of the state's nuclear power industry T...
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Lead service line replacement bill passes Senate, heads back to HouseMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Friday that would require water utilities to replace lead service lines. House Bill 3739, known as the Lead Service Line ...
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Senate passes bill strengthening legal protection for immigrantsMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Friday which would strengthen legal protections for immigrants and require the closure of immigrant detention centers in ...
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House passes new map after fierce suburban lawmaker debateMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - When state Democrats released their second proposed legislative map Thursday night, they said it addresses Republican concerns about incumbent legislators' being drawn i...
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Indiana University reviewing vaccine policy amid criticismMay 27, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University is reviewing its new COVID-19 vaccination requirement as more state officials line up against it. IU defended Thursday the po...
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Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, '2nd-rate imitations'May 27, 2021 7:00 am - Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan joined the fight against Donald Trump on Thursday, urging fellow conservatives to reject the ...
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Governor wants Indiana state employees in offices in JulyMay 27, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor is directing all state employees to return to their offices by early July. Gov. Eric Holcomb told state workers that the transitio...
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Latino Caucus lays out agenda to protect immigrantsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus laid out a policy agenda Thursday that includes bills to strengthen protections for immigrants among several other m...
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COVID-19 update: 11 outbreaks in suburban schools in the last 30 daysMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - School-related outbreaks of COVID-19 in the suburbs totaled 11 in the last 30 days, an increase from earlier tallies this spring, Illinois Department of Public Health re...