Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – From hiring retired educators to adjusting class offerings, Illinois schools are relying on a variety of short-term, innovative measures to…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – When Gretchen Weiss applied for a teaching position at Macomb Middle School in west-central Illinois more than 20 years ago,…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Increased pay for educators, better school conditions, mentoring and mental health support are key factors cited by educators that could…
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Capitol News Illinois Illinois Republican senators have filed bills that would combat the state’s fentanyl crisis and further punish major possessors of the drug. One…
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Capitol News Illinois Hundreds rallied Thursday at the Capitol in Springfield to voice their opposition to a bill that would require oversight of families who…
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Capitol News Illinois Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has…
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Capitol News Illinois The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory…
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Capitol News Illinois ELGIN – High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Jordan Henry is an exception. A senior at the Illinois Math…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Health care advocates, hospital officials and people who rely on Medicaid for their medical coverage warned state lawmakers Wednesday of…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers’ projections for revenues in the coming year aren’t as high as Gov. JB Pritzker’s, raising questions about how much…
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