Capitol News Illinois An 8-year-old boy is the most recent casualty of a car crash at a Chatham daycare April 28. Bradley Lund, 8, has…
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Capitol News Illinois The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal on a lawsuit led by Illinois Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost challenging…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but another issue sought by Natives…
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Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — A bill that would have repealed licensing requirements for hair braiders in Illinois died in the final stretch of the…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – More than 150 bills moved through the General Assembly in the final week of the legislative session and will make…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – With public transit agencies in Chicagoland facing a fiscal cliff and the potential for thousands of layoffs, the state did…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Nearly every year, Illinois lawmakers pass a package of measures dealing with the state’s Medicaid program, the joint federal and…
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Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors are asking for a lengthy 12 ½-year prison sentence for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, calling the…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Criminal justice reform advocates say legislation to seal criminal records for certain nonviolent crimes, which passed Friday in the House,…
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