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Illinois Legislative Leaders Discuss Redistricting Process
Political leaders in Illinois say they are committed to fair legislative maps.
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Financially Strapped Illinois To Get Billions Of Federal Tax Dollars In COVID-19 Relief Bill
"This package gets money into the pockets of hard-working Americans who have been struggling to make ends meet during this economic crisis."
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Lawmakers Try Again For Overhaul Of Illinois Energy Policy
The Clean Energy Jobs Act House Bill 804 focuses on carbon reduction, job creation and holding utilities accountable.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For March 12, 2021
State agency budget requests continue at the Illinois statehouse with virtual hearings about how to spend $40 billion of taxpayer resources.
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Children’s Museums Remain Closed Under State COVID-19 Restrictions
Museum directors say they cannot reopen until Phase 5 of the Restore Illinois plan because they offer primarily hands-on exhibits.
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Illinois Vaccination Sites To Branch Out To Rural Areas
Gov. Pristzker said the state is expanding its vaccination rollout and will be sending shipments to nine hospitals serving rural areas.
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Illinois Democrats Praise Final Passage Of $1.9 Trillion Federal Spending Plan
Federal taxpayers are set to send more than $10 billion to Illinois with a measure the U.S. House passed Wednesday.
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Bill To Make Exceptions To Illinois Eviction Ban Fails To Pass Committee
One lawmaker says people are taking advantage of the moratorium on evictions.
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Debit Cards In The Mail To Food-Insecure Families Throughout Illinois
Thanks to federal money for COVID-19 relief, families of one million children in Illinois will be getting debit cards worth several hundred.
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Illinois State Board Of Education Seeks Additional $406 Million In Funding
"Schools, educators and students need to continue to recover equitably from the COVID-19 pandemic,” ISBE Chair Darren Reisberg said.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For March 10, 2021
Analysis shows Illinois has highest taxes in nation, plus more news from Springfield.
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Illinois Rep. Kinzinger Talks COVID Aid On Daily Show With Trevor Noah
The Channahon Republican appeared on the Comedy Central show Wednesday night.
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University Of Illinois SHIELD Test Available Statewide After FDA Approval
The U of I saliva test has been praised for its simplicity.
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Illinois' Long-Term Debt Balloons To More Than $300 Billion, Per Moody's
Distributed evenly across Illinois’ approximately 12 million residents, that amounts to roughly $25,000 per person.
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State Sends Confidential Information Of Nearly 9,000 Illinoisans To Wrong Addresses
The state says it's working to ensure the error doesn’t happen again.
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Illinois Democrats Select U.S. Rep. Kelly As New Party Chair
A new era has begun for the Illinois Democratic Party.
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Illinois Trails Other States In Getting People Fully Vaccinated
Illinois continues to lag behind most other states in getting people fully vaccinated for the coronavirus.
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Illinois Investing In Campuses In Effort To Prevent Students From Leaving The State
Several major projects have been announced through the Rebuild Illinois capitol plan, including Southern Illinois and Chicago State.
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After 1,500 Hours Of Training, Pritzker Speaks To Prison Barber School Grads
“When we provide opportunities for growth and job training to young people, when they learn to believe in themselves, great things happen."
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Study Shows Millennials Buying Bigger Homes, Sometimes Sight Unseen
Nearly 80 percent of millennials would consider buying a house sight unseen, a new real estate data study shows.
