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Bill Requiring Fingerprints For FOID Card Advances In Illinois House
Currently, there are tens of thousands of backlogs of individuals who have paid for their application to be processed.
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Elmhurst, IL|News|
Bill Guaranteeing Certain Illinois Students Admission To University Of Illinois Clears House
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi said the top 10 percent of the IL high school students should have guaranteed access to U of I.
Chicago, IL|News|
Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For April 22, 2021
About 13,000 people in Illinois filed for unemployment benefits last week.
Chicago, IL|News|
Measure Allowing Local Referendum To Lift Rent Control Prohibition Proposed At Illinois Statehouse
House Bill 116 would lift the prohibition of rent control around the state.
Chicago, IL|News|
First Round Of Evanston Reparations To Fund Housing
The first wave of funding is $400,000 for "those who suffered from unfair housing ordinances outlawed in 1969."
Chicago, IL|News|
Illinois Senate Bill Allows Small Businesses To Deduct High State And Local Taxes From Federal Returns
The measure could lower the federal tax burden for more than 400,000 Illinois pass-through businesses, State Sen. Win Stoller said.
Chicago, IL|News|
New Bill Would Require Nursing Homes To Allow Virtual Visits
The measure calls for funding to be provided by federal community care funds and from fines paid by nursing homes for violations.
Chicago, IL|News|
Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For April 15, 2021
Another 17,000 people in Illinois file for unemployment benefits.
Chicago, IL|News|
Some Illinois Businesses Report Problems Bringing Workers Back, Citing Unemployment Benefits
Businesses are having problems finding employees to come back to work. Some blame generous unemployment benefits.
Chicago, IL|News|
Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For April 12
Illinois opens COVID-19 vaccinations to people 16 and older, plus more statewide news.
Chicago, IL|News|
More Than 580 People Test Positive For COVID-19 After Full Vaccination In Illinois
Dr. Anthony Fauci recently said when vaccinating tens of millions of people, “you will see breakthrough infections in any vaccination.”
Chicago, IL|News|
IDOT Campaign Reminds Motorists About Cost Of Littering
Litter costs Illinois taxpayers about $6.1 million a year in cleanup costs.
Chicago, IL|News|
‘Just An Impossibility' To Provide Date For Relaxed COVID-19 Restrictions, Pritzker Says
The state continues to monitor case and hospitalization rates to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Chicago, IL|News|
Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For April 9, 2021
Pritzker downplays court decision to allow challenge of his executive orders to proceed, plus more news from Springfield.
Chicago, IL|News|
Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For April 8, 2021
More than 15,000 Illinoisans filed for additional unemployment benefits last week.
Chicago, IL|News|
Pritzker's Chief Of Staff Hopes To Fully Reopen By Summer, Defends Executive Actions During Pandemic
Chief of Staff Anne Caprara defended the governor’s executive orders from the past 13 months during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chicago, IL|News|
Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Vaccination Site In Illinois
“We see the light at the end of the tunnel because we’ve gone through so much as a nation,” Harris said Tuesday at a Chicago vaccine site.
Chicago, IL|News|
Report: Tens Of Thousands Of Illinois Students Didn't Attend School Last Fall
The Illinois State Board of Education's preliminary figures show a "startling" number of students simply did not show up for class.
Chicago, IL|News|
Pritzker Hopeful About Defeating Potential Third Wave Of COVID-19
The governor said Monday he is hopeful the state can avoid a third wave as more Illinoisans become vaccinated.
Chicago, IL|News|
Illinois House Hears Ethics Proposals, Including ‘Revolving Door' Prohibition For Lawmakers
Early last year, efforts to address stemming unethical behavior were derailed amid the pandemic.
