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Illinois could be 19th state to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers
By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] After years of negotiations and continued opposition from service providers, Illinois appears poised…
Capitol Briefs: Measure blocks interstate probes of abortion services
By PETER HANCOCK & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Authorities in Illinois would not be allowed to…
Advocates underscore need for statewide reentry programs
By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinois legislators this week approved a bill to restructure an oversight board in…
Ban on wildlife killing contests ‘unlikely’ to clear state Senate this session
By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A measure that would prohibit contests that award cash or prizes for killing…
A security camera caught an employee beating a patient. It took 11 days for anyone to take action.
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News…
Pritzker pledges to expand access to mental health care in Illinois
By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – In the middle of Mental Health Awareness Month, Gov. JB Pritzker…
Potawatomi land transfer advances in Illinois House
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would help the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation expand…
Would-be union of legislative staffers accuse Welch of undermining organizing effort
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Seven months after Democratic Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch advanced…
As legislative session adjournment looms, a rush to regulate carbon capture industry
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A technology that some say is a key tool to address…
Nursing home industry unlikely to see much help from Springfield in tough budget year
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] It’s been four years since some of the worst scenes of COVID-19 played…
With 1 week left in session, Pritzker admin says all revenue options remain on the table
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] While the governor’s office instructed its agency directors to prepare for $800 million…
As legislative session adjournment looms, a rush to regulate carbon capture industry
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A technology that some say is a key tool to address…