Illinois
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Sweeping last-minute changes to Illinois system of justice faces opposition from police groups
(The Center Square) – A broad bill making its way through the Illinois legislature in the final days of lame-duck…
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Measure creating reparations committee advances at Illinois statehouse
(The Center Square) – A measure advancing at the Illinois statehouse could create a commission to investigate reparations for communities…
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Illinois lawmakers move on at-home liquor delivery
Illinoisans are closer at-home liquor delivery after state lawmakers made legislation allowing it one of the first measures considered in…
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Lame duck session could increase liabilities for Illinois small businesses hit by pandemic losses
(The Center Square) – An effort could be underway in Springfield over the next few days that would hinder small…
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Illinois elected officials condemn violence at U.S. Capitol
(The Center Square) – Elected officials in Illinois condemned violence and lawlessness in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday Hundreds of…
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Illinois Republicans demand action on unemployment fraud, overpayment waivers
(The Center Square) – It is unclear how much of the $19 billion the Pritzker administration says it’s paid out…
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Illinois dispensaries sell $670 million in cannabis products in 2020
(The Center Square) – The fewer than 80 adult-use cannabis stores in Illinois sold nearly $670 million in legal weed…
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Illinois state lawmaker calls Republican Kinzinger a Democrat, demands he resign
(The Center Square) – A downstate Republican lawmaker is calling for an Illinois GOP congressman to resign over his comments…
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Research examines alcohol consumption in Illinois amid pandemic
(The Center Square) – New research at an Illinois college is taking a look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has…
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State-funded program helps people expunge marijuana convictions
(The Center Square) – Using a $1.6 million appropriation from the state, the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation recently created New…
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Illinois House Democrats differ on possibility of tax increases
(The Center Square) – Illinois statehouse Republicans raised concerns Monday that lawmakers could try to push through a tax increase…
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Pritzker taps Andy Manar for senior adviser creating another vacancy in Illinois Senate
(The Center Square) – There’ll soon be another vacancy in the Illinois Senate after state Sen. Andy Manar takes on…
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Illinois ranks 43rd on unemployment insurance taxes
(The Center Square) – Illinois finished 43rd in a new study by the Tax Foundation that ranked which of the…
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Pritzker blames Republicans for ‘extraordinarily painful’ cuts if federal help fails
Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at a news conference in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Courtesy of BlueRoomStream By Cole…
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Study gives Illinois’ school systems high marks
Stevenson High School is closed today in Lincolnshire, Ill., Friday, March 13, 2020. After closing in March, school districts across…
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Op-Ed: Illinois needs good judges for civil justice reform
sirtravelalot / Shutterstock.com by Evelyn Sanguinetti Some off the most important and overlooked races on the ballot this November are…
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After ComEd patronage scandal, group calls again for independent political map-making
Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan, D-Chicago, watches the proceedings from the Speaker’s platform during the spring legislative session…
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Op-Ed: Illinois can’t fight the COVID-19 nursing home crisis alone, Congress must act
A patient is loaded into an ambulance by emergency medical workers April 17, 2020, outside Cobble Hill Health Center in…
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Pritzker knocks neighboring states amid uptick in COVID-19 cases in Illinois
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker answers questions from the media during his daily press briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic from his…
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Federal lawsuit filed against Illinois State Police over FOID card delay
An assortment of firearms are seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply in Springfield in 2013. AP Photo/Seth Perlman…
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Study: Illinoisans third most in need of loans during pandemic
Shutterstock photo By Kevin Bessler (The Center Square) – With the unemployment rate hovering over 14 percent in Illinois during…
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More than 1,000 Illinois laws punish people long after incarceration, advocacy group says
Shutterstock photo By Cole Lauterbach (The Center Square) – Illinois has more than 1,000 state laws that an advocacy group…
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Even with some improvement, high unemployment numbers could linger
A man walks past a retail store that is going out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic in Winnetka,…
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A grim forecast for Illinois’ new fiscal year
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza speaks to the media in the state Capitol on November 8, 2017. Image courtesy of BlueRoomStream…
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COVID-19 cases in Illinois increase amid reopening, ‘quarantine fatigue’
Barber Ronnie Rivas sits alone in his barbershop Friday, June 26, 2020, in Chicago’s financial district. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast…
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In Phase 4, Illinois no longer an outlier in terms of COVID-19 restrictions
A shopper wears a face mask for safety against the coronavirus as she leaves a department store in Westfield Old…
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Study ranks Illinois as the 21st most prosperous state
Chicago Board of Trade building. CiEll / Shutterstock.com By Kevin Bessler (The Center Square) – Illinois ranked in the top…
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Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Monday, July 13, 2020
The dome of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo State spends $2.1 million to combat elder abuse…
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