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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Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers, advocates again call for affordable housing tax credit

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers, advocates again call for affordable housing tax credit

By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Housing advocates are renewing a push to fund a $20 million state affordable housing tax credit in the…

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Solar investments take center stage as questions loom on state’s renewable future

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Solar investments take center stage as questions loom on state’s renewable future

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] BOLINGBROOK – A manufacturer in the southwest suburbs of Chicago received $2.6 million from electric utility Commonwealth Edison…

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

April 18, 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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Farmers clamored for the Right to Repair for years – Getting traction in John Deere’s home state

April 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Farmers clamored for the Right to Repair for years – Getting traction in John Deere’s home state

By Jennifer Bamberg, Investigate Midwest, Investigate MidwestOriginally published April 10, 2024 During the 2023 harvest season, one of Jake Lieb’s tractors quit working. A week…

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