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EPA Pledges $1 Billion For Great Lakes ‘Areas Of Concern'
Many of the 14 currently active projects listed by the EPA include plans for removal of pollutants.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Feb. 17, 2022
Students are divided over masks mandates across the state, the Center Square reports.
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Advocate: Staff Shortages Bring Illinois' Long-Term Care Industry To 'The Brink'
More than 20 percent of the state's long-term care facilities are experiencing a shortage of nursing staff.
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Pritzker Touts Illinois' Position In Electric Vehicle Industry
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined the governor at the Heartland Community College’s electric vehicle facility this week.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Feb. 16, 2022
A new bill would require public colleges in Illinois to provide books and course materials to in-state students at no cost.
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Report Reveals Improper Employee Fundraising, Including Use Of Prison Labor, At Illinois Prisons
The report showed that the IDOC was improperly using prison labor as a means of generating money for the employee benefit fund.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Feb. 9, 2022
The Archdiocese of Chicago has announced that masks will be optional beginning Thursday for some schools.
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Illinois State Police Make Arrests In 'Horrific' Expressway Violence
Since the start of 2021, Illinois has seen over 200 expressway shootings, with multiple deaths.
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Efforts Underway To Combat Organized Retail Crime Theft Rings
The Illinois Attorney General’s Office is teaming up with the Illinois Retail Merchants Association on several initiatives.
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Lawmakers Say Pritzker's Grocery Tax Proposal Doesn't Go Far Enough
"A 1% abatement in just the cost of food is little appeasement to a working mom trying to feed her family when inflation is at 8%."
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Illinois Schools Struggle With Monday Plans After Court Ruling Over Masks
Some Illinois schools continue to require mask, while others have made it optional.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Feb. 4, 2022
Three more Illinois State Police cars were hit Thursday, bringing the total to six in two days.
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Pritzker Proposes $112.5 Billion Budget, $45.5 Billion From State Funds
The governor will deliver his State of the State address today from Sprinfield.
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Illinois Charter School Officials Push For Longer Contracts
Members of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools say the renewal process is "tedious."
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Illinois Legislative Leaders Cancel Session Days With Snowstorm Forecast
The National Weather Service forecasts the Springfield area will get up to 16 inches of snow beginning late Tuesday.
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Legislation Aims To End Infrastructure Surcharge On Illinois Heating Bills
Advocates and state lawmakers are making a push to end a gas utility surcharge that allows companies to raise customer heating bills.
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Restaurants Seek Second Round Of Taxpayer Aid As Omicron Impacts Business
More than 3,300 small restaurant operators signed a letter last month requesting the U.S. Congress approve more funds.
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Here's How Homelessness In Illinois Compares To The Rest Of The Country
An estimated 10,431 people are experiencing homelessness in the state.
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Nearly 1 In 4 Illinois High Schoolers Using Tobacco, Report Warns
The state spends about $12 million on total funding for state tobacco control programs.
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Parents, Students, Schools Await Ruling On Mask Mandate Challenge
Illinois is one of 13 states that still require masks on school children. Parents are looking to block mask requirements at some schools.
