Hemp growers push back against proposed new regulations

November 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Hemp growers push back against proposed new regulations

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A legislative committee and the Illinois Department of Agriculture agreed recently to delay finalizing new regulations governing hemp production amid…

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Aqua Illinois customers to see bill increase in the new year

November 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Aqua Illinois customers to see bill increase in the new year

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Following almost a year of legal battles and fierce public opposition from many customers, water utility Aqua Illinois is set…

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Ex-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis, who secretly recorded Madigan for FBI, takes witness stand

November 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Ex-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis, who secretly recorded Madigan for FBI, takes witness stand

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – It’s been a month since the jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial last heard the…

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Bill to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers clears General Assembly

November 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Bill to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers clears General Assembly

Capitol News Illinois A long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying subminimum wage to workers with disabilities will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker’s…

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Supreme Court dismisses Jussie Smollett convictions, allows Trump Tower defamation suit to continue

November 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Supreme Court dismisses Jussie Smollett convictions, allows Trump Tower defamation suit to continue

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Criminal convictions of actor Jussie Smollett will be dismissed, and a defamation lawsuit against the Chicago Sun-Times will be allowed…

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New federal lawsuit from conservative legal group challenges Illinois abortion protections

November 21, 2024 / Comments Off on New federal lawsuit from conservative legal group challenges Illinois abortion protections

Capitol News Illinois A conservative Catholic legal group is suing Illinois over a landmark state law enshrining a “fundamental right” to abortion care and requiring…

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Madigan ally testifies he was rewarded with no-work contracts as ‘good soldier’ for speaker

November 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Madigan ally testifies he was rewarded with no-work contracts as ‘good soldier’ for speaker

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – The first time Ed Moody ever took a vacation with his wife was a decade ago, marking their 25th wedding…

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Wiretap: In pushing for Madigan-backed appointment, ex-ComEd CEO sought to ‘take good care’ of ‘our friend’

November 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Wiretap: In pushing for Madigan-backed appointment, ex-ComEd CEO sought to ‘take good care’ of ‘our friend’

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Chicago businessman Juan Ochoa had heard little more than crickets in the six months since then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan…

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State-funded electric vehicle chargers open in Joliet, thousands more to come

November 19, 2024 / Comments Off on State-funded electric vehicle chargers open in Joliet, thousands more to come

Capitol News Illinois With nearly half a million dollars of state funding, a new electric vehicle charging station opened in Joliet on Monday. It is…

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Madigan jury sees ‘Magic Lobbyist List’ seized from co-defendant during FBI search

November 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Madigan jury sees ‘Magic Lobbyist List’ seized from co-defendant during FBI search

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – It was a sunny and mild spring afternoon in May 2019 when roughly 100 FBI agents were dispatched to the…

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