Illinoisans can now get documents notarized online

April 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinoisans can now get documents notarized online

By ALEX ABBEDUTO   Capitol News Illinois  [email protected]  Illinoisans who need a notary public can now access those services online through a new “E-Notary” portal launched…

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Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes 1st federally recognized tribe in Illinois

April 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes 1st federally recognized tribe in Illinois

By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News [email protected] Nearly 200 years after Native Americans were forced out of Illinois, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has become the first…

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Remembering Lee Milner

April 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Remembering Lee Milner

NEWS TEAM Capitol News Illinois [email protected] On Wednesday, April 17, the Springfield, Illinois Capitol and journalism communities lost a devoted friend and advocate when Lee…

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Capitol Briefs: Expansion of postpartum coverage, ban on kangaroos among hundreds of measures to pass House

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Expansion of postpartum coverage, ban on kangaroos among hundreds of measures to pass House

By ALEX ABBEDUTO & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois kangaroo owners are one step closer to being forced to surrender their…

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Pritzker says state ‘obviously’ needs to change 2010 law that shrunk pension benefits

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker says state ‘obviously’ needs to change 2010 law that shrunk pension benefits

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] With a month-and-a-half left in the General Assembly’s spring session, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is readying its proposal…

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Pritzker’s health insurance reforms targeting ‘utilization management’ clear House

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker’s health insurance reforms targeting ‘utilization management’ clear House

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated a partial legislative victory Thursday night when the House passed his initiative…

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Education leaders seek added state funding to help districts accommodate influx of migrants

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Education leaders seek added state funding to help districts accommodate influx of migrants

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The recent surge of international migrants arriving in Illinois has brought with it a host of…

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Advocates renew push to tighten firearm laws aimed at protecting domestic violence victims

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Advocates renew push to tighten firearm laws aimed at protecting domestic violence victims

By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Advocates for stricter gun laws rallied at the state Capitol Tuesday for a measure aimed at…

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Capitol Briefs: Pritzker appoints first-ever Prisoner Review Board director; Chicago advances migrant funding

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Pritzker appoints first-ever Prisoner Review Board director; Chicago advances migrant funding

By JERRY NOWICKI & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Weeks after two high-profile resignations at the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, Gov. JB Pritzker on…

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State Senate advances bill to ban food additives linked to health problems

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on State Senate advances bill to ban food additives linked to health problems

By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban four food additives that are found in common…

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