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Trump faces ballot challenge in Illinois minutes after filing his petitions
Objectors say he’s disqualified under 14th Amendment for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riots By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois…
Trump faces ballot challenge in Illinois minutes after filing his petitions
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is now among the growing list of states in which…
Paid Leave for All Workers Act Takes Effect January 1
Workers will begin earning up to 40 hours of paid time off Workers in Illinois will begin earning paid…
Judge closes Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center after ‘facility in crisis’ fails to meet new state standards
By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News…
Governor names new DCFS director Former director Marc Smith will stay on until Feb. 1
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The troubled state agency charged with the protection of abused and neglected children…
Madigan trial delayed until October for SCOTUS review of bribery statute
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan won’t be spending his 82nd birthday…
Governor names new DCFS director
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The troubled state agency charged with the protection of abused and neglected children…
As dual credit participation grows in Illinois, study shows gaps widening
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – As the cost of higher education continues to rise in Illinois…
Unions look to state for solutions after year of higher ed labor action
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] At public universities across the state, staff and faculty unions have faced a…
Prohibition on book bans, right to sue for ‘deepfake porn’ among new laws taking effect Jan. 1
By PETER HANCOK, ANDREW ADAMS & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] More than 300 new laws will take effect…
Federal judge declines to stay assault weapons ban ahead of Jan. 1 registration deadline
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] southern Illinois federal judge officially declined to issue an injunction to delay the…
Federal judge declines to stay assault weapons ban ahead of Jan. 1 registration deadline
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A southern Illinois federal judge officially declined to issue an injunction to delay…