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Illinois surpasses 11 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administeredMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - Vaccine providers in Illinois have crossed a new milestone, administering more than 11 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Illinois Department of Public Health figure...
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Democrats' proposed Supreme Court remap evokes failed GOP attemptMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - If Democrats have their way, the state's five Illinois Supreme Court districts could be redrawn this year for the first time in more than five decades. Dem...
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Senate passes bill to create housing program for mentally ill, substance abusersMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Wednesday which would create a new housing program for individuals living with mental illness or substance use disorders....
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Republicans tie Democratic mapmaking effort to latest indictmentMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois rtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Republicans on Wednesday tried to tie an indictment of a longtime lieutenant of former House Speake...
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Former Madigan chief of staff indictedMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - A federal grand jury has indicted Tim Mapes, the longtime chief of staff to former House Speaker Michael Madigan, on perjury and attempted obstruction of justice charges...
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Indiana attorney general argues governor exceeding authorityMay 25, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's attorney general argues in new legal filings that the governor is wrongly trying to use the courts to expand his powers with a lawsuit chal...
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GOP legislators protest Indiana University's vaccine orderMay 25, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly 20 state legislators are protesting Indiana University's decision to require all students and employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, and ...
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Indiana governor traveling to Israel during 'hour of need'May 25, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's governor is traveling to Israel in the wake of the cease-fire to the 11-day war between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers. Gov. Eric...
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Pritzker touts 'Time to Drive' for tourism despite price of gasMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The splashy, $6 million Illinois tourism campaign Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled this month, "Time for Me to Drive," an anthem set to the 1970s REO Spee...
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Media literacy bill sent to governorMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - The state Senate on Tuesday approved House Bill 234, which would require public high schools in the state to offer instruction in how to understand and evaluate news and...