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'Crisis pregnancy centers' could face legal actionMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois would become one of the first states to make so-called crisis pregnancy centers subject to the same consumer fraud standards as car dealerships, r...
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Measure banning vaping inside public places clears General AssemblyMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public buildings in Illinois needs only a signature from Gov. J.B. Pritzker to become law aft...
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Video of plump Chicago snapping turtle dubbed 'Chonkosaurus' goes viralMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it “...
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State legislators consider more gun restrictionsMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers are considering further legislation restricting the possession and marketing of firearms, even as state and federal courts are weighing ...
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Governor's office revises revenue estimatesMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said this week that the state remains "on a great trajectory from a fiscal perspective," even as his office decreased its current-year r...
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Lawmakers approve changes to criminal sentencing for minorsMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers have approved a measure that reforms criminal sentencing for minors, particularly victims of child sex trafficking. House Bill 3414 would add to the f...
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Sound check: Dave Specter, Amy Ray, Capital Soiree's release and moreMay 10, 2023 6:00 am - Blues in Aurora Chicago blues and jazz guitarist Dave Specter brings hits from his extensive career playing with artists such as Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Kim Wilson, John P...
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Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVIDMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law providing full disability benefits to Chicago police officers and firefighters struck by COVID-19 before vacci...
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Pritzker reflects on three years of pandemic as disaster declarations are set to endMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker recalls being handed a report from researchers at the University of Illinois. The analysi...
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4 teens charged in murder of off-duty copMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - Four teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Chicago police officer Aréanah Preston, who was fatally shot during what prosecutors say was a st...