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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…
Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers look to ban food additives; state announces DCFS investment
By COLE LONGCOR & ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A bill in the Illinois General Assembly would ban five…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…