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Morrison, Palatine Township host blood drive April 20Apr 07, 2021 1:00 am - State Rep. Tom Morrison, Palatine Township and Vitalant are hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at the township headquarters, 721 S. Quenti...
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Republican leader pushes for expanded COVID-19 liability protectionsApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The top Republican in the state Senate has introduced a bill to shield health care providers and others from being held responsible for injuries or deaths ...
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Sign up for forum on ACA Health Insurance special enrollmentMar 29, 2021 11:00 pm - State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles), and state Representatives Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) and Suzanne Ness (D-Crystal Lake) are co-hosting a virtual information session on...
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Should gun owners help schools fund trauma response? Bill would add 1% tax to ammo salesMar 26, 2021 5:00 am - Should gun owners be on the hook to pay for training, counseling and other programs that help schools prepare for and deal with traumatic events like on-campus shootings...
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Buffalo Grove lawmakers hosting environmental town hall April 7Mar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A pair of state lawmakers from Buffalo Grove will host a virtual Environmental Town Hall at 7 p.m. April 7 to answer residents' questions about clean water access, conse...
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Asian American Caucus, Pritzker speak out against violence, biasMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Less than a week after a deadly attack on Asian Americans in Atlanta, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and members of the General Assembly's Asian American Caucus spoke ...
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Bill would require Asian American unit in history classesMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - Legislation passed through an Illinois House committee on Wednesday that would require all public Illinois schools to include a unit on Asian American history. The legi...
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Surge in cybercrime during the pandemic requires response from state, suburban lawmaker saysMar 08, 2021 4:30 am - Small businesses in Illinois have had to move their operations increasingly online and remote in the past year, driven to do so by the COVID-19 pandemic. Where the movem...
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Suburban education advocates honor Gong-Gershowitz as Legislator of the YearMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Advocates for suburban schools are recognizing state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, a Glenview Democrat, with the ED-RED Legislator of the Year award for her work promot...
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Legislation to curb use of isolation, restraint in public schools put on holdMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Proposed legislation that would curb the use of restraint and isolation as a form of punishment in Illinois public schools has been delayed after some lawmakers on a hea...