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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…
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…
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…
Capitol Briefs: Bill creating new early childhood agency among 244 to advance
By ALEX ABBEDUTO HANNAH MEISEL & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to create…
Illinois Senate advances changes to state’s biometric privacy law after business groups split
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – It’s been more than a year since the Illinois Supreme Court…
Giannoulias calls for disclosure of lobbyist contracts
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – For decades, lobbyists in the Illinois Statehouse have been required to…
Lawmakers, cannabis industry calls for ban on ‘delta-8’ and other psychoactive hemp products
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ largest cannabis business association is pushing to ban the sale…
As state continues to inventory lead pipes, full replacement deadlines are decades away
By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Lead pipes in public water systems and drinking fixtures have been banned in…
Illinois Senate advances changes to state’s biometric privacy law after business groups split
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – It’s been more than a year since the Illinois Supreme Court…
Giannoulias calls for disclosure of lobbyist contracts
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – For decades, lobbyists in the Illinois Statehouse have been required to…
Komatsu mining truck named 2024 ‘coolest thing made in Illinois’
By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A mining truck manufactured by Komatsu was crowned the winner of…
Komatsu mining truck named 2024 ‘coolest thing made in Illinois’
By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A mining truck manufactured by Komatsu was crowned the winner of…