Regulators weigh future of gas industry in Illinois, while clamping down on Chicago utility

April 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Regulators weigh future of gas industry in Illinois, while clamping down on Chicago utility

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Natural gas is fueling a fight between consumer advocates, a powerful utility company and the state.…

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Capitol Briefs: State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups

April 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups

By ALEX ABBEDUTO & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Grocery startups can now apply for funding allocated in last year’s $20 million Illinois Grocery…

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Pritzker names Sen. Ann Gillespie new head of state insurance oversight agency

April 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker names Sen. Ann Gillespie new head of state insurance oversight agency

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a change in leadership at the agency in charge of…

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Capitol Briefs: State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups; announces first awardees

April 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups; announces first awardees

By ALEX ABBEDUTO & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Grocery startups can now apply for funding allocated in last year’s $20 million Illinois Grocery…

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Total Solar Eclipse

April 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Total Solar Eclipse

Capitol News Illinois student photographers were on the scene in southern Illinois to capture the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Photography by Lylee…

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‘The great show in the sky’: Solar eclipse will once again drive Illinois tourism

April 5, 2024 / Comments Off on ‘The great show in the sky’: Solar eclipse will once again drive Illinois tourism

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The total solar eclipse on the afternoon of April 8 will be visible over 128 miles throughout southern…

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Court upholds law limiting where child sex offenders can live

April 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Court upholds law limiting where child sex offenders can live

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a state law restricting where previously convicted child sex…

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Bill ending state’s tipped wage advances but prospects uncertain amid pushback

April 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Bill ending state’s tipped wage advances but prospects uncertain amid pushback

By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois House committee advanced a measure that would end the state’s subminimum wage for tipped…

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In Chicago visit, Attorney General Garland announces $78M anti-violence initiative

April 3, 2024 / Comments Off on In Chicago visit, Attorney General Garland announces $78M anti-violence initiative

By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – In a visit to Chicago on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced $78 million in…

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Lawmakers question Pritzker’s plan for new early childhood agency

April 3, 2024 / Comments Off on Lawmakers question Pritzker’s plan for new early childhood agency

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to consolidate the state’s early childhood programs into one new cabinet-level agency…

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