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Illinois gamblers expected to spend millions on NCAA basketball tournament
(The Center Square) – Illinois sports books continue to set records in revenues, and the upcoming NCAA men’s basketball tournament…
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Bitterly cold temperatures to chill Illinois for days
(The Center Square) — The coldest weather in two years has descended on Illinois and it is expected to stick…
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IHSA releases schedule for winter and spring sports
(The Center Square) – The Illinois High School Association announced plans for winter and spring student-athletes to return to formal…
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Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021
Backlog of Illinois gun owner applications persists as U.S. court case continues The Illinois State Rifle Association says the Pritzker…
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Lawmaker with three COVID-19 regions with different mitigations calls Pritzker’s plan a ‘disaster’
(The Center Square) – While some businesses are looking forward to serving more customers as COVID-19 mitigations are relaxed in…
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Retail sales increased during the holiday season compared to previous year
(The Center Square) – The 2020 holiday shopping season for retailers was better than expected. Sales grew 8.3% compared to…
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Less than 1 percent of Illinois’ population vaccinated for COVID-19
(The Center Square) – Of the more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been administered in Illinois, about…
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State Sen. Heather Steans resigns after 12 years
(The Center Square) – State Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, announced her resignation on Tuesday after 12 years in the state…
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Ethics advocates happy Illinois Legislature’s reform attempt failed
(The Center Square) – In the rush of legislation passed in the Illinois 101st General Assembly’s final hours, an ethics…
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New model from University of Illinois could help limit spread of Lyme disease
(The Center Square) – A new model developed at the University of Illinois could help limit the spread of Lyme…
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Missouri becomes first state in U.S. to no longer perform abortions
(The Center Square) – Missouri has become the first state in the U.S. where abortions are no longer performed. A…
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Public health officials confirm first case of COVID-19 variant in Illinois
(The Center Square) – Public health officials on Friday confirmed the COVID-19 variant first reported in the United Kingdom has…
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‘Optimistic’ Pritzker urges Congress to pass Biden’s plan for billions in state aid
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said President-elect Joe Biden’s stimulus plan will help close Illinois’ multi-billion dollar…
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Illinois kicks off effort to collect used computers for needy families
(The Center Square) – One million households in Illinois do not have internet devices at home. That makes doing schoolwork,…
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Illinois lawmaker considers sending Pritzker a message with agency cuts to get answers on unemployment issues
(The Center Square) – A state lawmaker said the Illinois legislature might have to flex its appropriations muscle to get…
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New Illinois House Speaker Welch promises to ‘possibly make a lot of changes’ to House rules
(The Center Square) – For the first time in decades, there’s a new speaker of the Illinois House and he’s…
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A look at what passed and what didn’t in Illinois’ frantic final hours of session
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers spent nearly all of 2020 at home, choosing to let Gov. J.B. Pritzker navigate…
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Illinois lawmakers pass legislation to cap payday loans, make it easier for those with convictions to get jobs
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers have approved a sweeping bill aimed at narrowing economic disparities affecting Black and brown…
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Madigan faces ouster as speaker as Illinois House convenes to pick leader
(The Center Square) – Michael Madigan’s decades-long tenure as Illinois Speaker of the House could end Wednesday, when state representatives…
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Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
House to vote on new speaker There may or may not be a new speaker of the Illinois House this…
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Illinois lawmakers could soon erase up to $1 billion in business tax assistance
In the final hours of the 101st General Assembly, Illinois lawmakers nearly broke with federal law and remove a tax…
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Speaker battle looms over new Illinois General Assembly
(The Center Square) – The new term of the Illinois Legislature begins Wednesday afternoon and all eyes are on who…
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After student suicides, some ask for competition in Illinois to resume amid pandemic
(The Center Square) – It’s been months of no sports for Illinois high school students because of Pritzker administration guidance…
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Pritzker says widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccine, treatments needed before state can lift restrictions
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to reopen Illinois with no restrictions, or Phase 5, is having…
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Leading Illinois Democrats look to members of House to pick next speaker
(The Center Square) – It’s unclear if Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will retain his role as speaker when the…
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