‘We don’t really know what we’re voting on,’ top Dem says of Pritzker’s prison plan

June 14, 2024 / Comments Off on ‘We don’t really know what we’re voting on,’ top Dem says of Pritzker’s prison plan

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] LINCOLN – On the eve of a scheduled vote to advise Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on plans to…

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Illinois child tax credit: who gets it, how much is it?

June 13, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois child tax credit: who gets it, how much is it?

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] In the final hours of their spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers approved a tax credit of up to…

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Communities, commission push Pritzker admin for more prison plan details

June 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Communities, commission push Pritzker admin for more prison plan details

By DILPREET RAJUCapitol News [email protected] Jimmy Soto spent more than 42 years wrongfully imprisoned in Illinois Department of Corrections facilities. In 2020, he was moved…

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Elections board urged to dismiss complaint that Bailey illegally coordinated in 2022 campaign

June 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Elections board urged to dismiss complaint that Bailey illegally coordinated in 2022 campaign

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A hearing officer is recommending the Illinois State Board of Elections dismiss a complaint that alleged conservative radio…

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Illinois made a bold promise to end poverty. In Alexander County, it’s hard to tell.

June 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois made a bold promise to end poverty. In Alexander County, it’s hard to tell.

By LYLEE GIBBS JAMILAH LEWIS MOLLY PARKER & JULIA RENDLEMAN Capitol News Illinois & the Saluki Local Reporting Lab [email protected] This story, produced in partnership…

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Judge blocks law that would have banned newly slated candidates from ballot

June 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Judge blocks law that would have banned newly slated candidates from ballot

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A Sangamon County judge on Wednesday blocked the Illinois State Board of Elections from enforcing a new law…

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Stalled bills: ‘Dignity in Pay Act,’ Prisoner Review Board changes fail to move

June 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Stalled bills: ‘Dignity in Pay Act,’ Prisoner Review Board changes fail to move

By ALEX ABBEDUTO,  COLE LONGCOR & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A bill eliminating the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities failed to pass…

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Another Choate Mental Health Center employee indicted for abuse of resident

June 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Another Choate Mental Health Center employee indicted for abuse of resident

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Another caregiver at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna is facing charges for abusing a patient.…

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Potawatomi hope to finalize land transfer when lawmakers return in the fall

June 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Potawatomi hope to finalize land transfer when lawmakers return in the fall

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The leader of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation says he believes Illinois lawmakers will eventually pass a bill…

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Time running out to net and protect young plants from cicada-related damage

June 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Time running out to net and protect young plants from cicada-related damage

By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] While Illinois’ dual emergence of periodical cicada broods is harmless to people and animals, young trees may sustain…

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