Pritzker touts climate investments despite renewables lagging state goals

January 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker touts climate investments despite renewables lagging state goals

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Boston-based Nexamp, a major player in the solar energy industry, is joining the growing list of…

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Capitol Briefs: State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023

January 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023

By JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Fatal crashes on interstates and expressways in Illinois fell by 7 percent in 2023 compared to the previous…

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Capitol Briefs: State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023

January 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023

By JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Fatal crashes on interstates and expressways in Illinois fell by 7 percent in 2023 compared to the previous…

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Back wages totaling more than $5 million owed to thousands of Illinois workers

January 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Back wages totaling more than $5 million owed to thousands of Illinois workers

By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The U.S. Department of Labor is currently holding more than $5 million in wages owed to more than…

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Staffing agencies not exempted from antitrust law, state Supreme Court rules

January 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Staffing agencies not exempted from antitrust law, state Supreme Court rules

By Hannah Meisel CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS [email protected] Staffing agencies – a fast-growing industry that employs nearly a million Illinoisans – are not exempt from the…

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State Supreme Court upholds downstate police, firefighter pension consolidation

January 19, 2024 / Comments Off on State Supreme Court upholds downstate police, firefighter pension consolidation

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a 2019 law that consolidated nearly 650 municipal…

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Smart Start preschool expansion ahead of schedule in first fiscal year

January 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Smart Start preschool expansion ahead of schedule in first fiscal year

By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] An early childhood education program championed by Gov. JB Pritzker is ahead of schedule when it comes to…

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Lawmakers introduce bill to create state prescription drug price oversight board

January 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Lawmakers introduce bill to create state prescription drug price oversight board

By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A new bill in the Illinois General Assembly would create a board of health care experts that…

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Patchwork aid system and uncertain funding leave thousands of migrants in limbo

January 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Patchwork aid system and uncertain funding leave thousands of migrants in limbo

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News [email protected] CHICAGO – As Illinois faces sub-zero wind chills, thousands of recently arrived migrants are sleeping in precarious situations throughout Chicago…

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Pritzker announces milestones for preschool program, industry development

January 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker announces milestones for preschool program, industry development

By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The state on Wednesday announced it inked another tax incentive deal aimed at boosting manufacturing while Gov. JB…

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