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Debate Over Ending Cash Bail Continues In Illinois As Bill Heads To Governor
The bail provision was one of many criminal justice reforms that were part of a sweeping justice reform bill passed by the state this month.
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Report Shows State, Local Tax Rate In Illinois Among Highest In Nation
According to the research conducted by the Tax Foundation, the average combined sales tax rate in Illinois is 8.8 percent.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Jan. 26.
Public participation limited as Illinois Legislature continues COVID-19 protocols and the pandemic goes on.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Jan. 22
Illinois had another 109,000 initial unemployment claims filed last week.
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Illinois' Cannabis Licensing Lottery ‘Complete Failure’ Says Minority Access Committee Co-Chair
Some lawmakers in Illinois are calling the governor’s attempt to distribute cannabis dispensary licenses "inequitable."
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State Officials Announce The Return Of Basketball
IDPH announced that all regions in the state that reach Phase 4 of COVID-19 mitigations can go forward with the season.
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Less Than One Percent Of Illinois’ Population Has Been Vaccinated For COVID-19
As of Tuesday afternoon, Illinois has administered more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, according to information from the IDPH.
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Elected Officials In Illinois Weigh In On President Biden's Inauguration
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin echoed the president's sentiment that it is "time for unity."
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Criminal Justice Advocates Say Pritzker Is Right To Vaccinate Prisoners For COVID-19
Due to vaccination demand, the moral dilemma of how the state’s priorities are arranged has become an ethical conversation.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Jan. 20, 2021
Less than one percent of Illinois’ population vaccinated for COVID-19, plus more news from Springfield.
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State Sen. Heather Steans Resigns After 12 Years
Steans said in a news release that “it’s time for fresh faces and new energy” in Springfield.
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Illinois Facebook Users Who Joined Class-Action To Get Nearly $350 Each From Settlement
The checks are from a $650 million settlement that alleged the social media giant violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Jan. 19, 2021
Gov. Pritzker is announcing changes to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Regulating Technology Could Get Some Attention In Illinois With New Legislature
Other states are considering allowing lawsuits over alleged social media user censorship.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Jan. 18, 2021
Dining restrictions are set to ease in some regions of Illinois.
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Illinois Kicks Off Effort To Collect Used Computers For Needy Families
The Connect Illinois Initiative has launched a new effort to get needy families the devices that they need to get online at home.
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Pritzker Loosens Some COVID-19 Restrictions, But Indoor Dining Won't Return Immediately
The move to Tier 2 will mean the return of group fitness classes and the reopening of casinos and museums with capacity limits.
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‘Optimistic’ Pritzker Urges Congress To Pass Biden’s Plan For Billions In State Aid
“I’ve had numerous conversations with the incoming administration to share the challenges the states have faced," the governor said Friday.
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Illinois House Passes Sweeping Police Reform Bill
Policing in Illinois could look different after a sweeping criminal justice bill was passed by lawmakers in Springfield.
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Emmanuel 'Chris' Welch Becomes First Black Speaker Of The House In Illinois History
With 70 votes today, Welch was declared elected speaker of the House for the 102nd General Assembly.