Capitol Briefs: Tax credits for children, manufacturers among new legislative proposals

February 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Tax credits for children, manufacturers among new legislative proposals

By ANDREW ADAMS  COLE LONGCOR & ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] After failing to pass a child tax credit last year, advocates returned to…

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Trump’s Illinois ballot challenge to move forward

February 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Trump’s Illinois ballot challenge to move forward

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that a case seeking to bar former President Donald Trump…

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Day in court postponed for former lawmaker who checked into hospital on eve of corruption trial

February 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Day in court postponed for former lawmaker who checked into hospital on eve of corruption trial

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – On what was supposed to be the third morning of a weeklong corruption trial of former…

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Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers introduce police reform measures, advocates look to end tipped wage

February 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers introduce police reform measures, advocates look to end tipped wage

By ANDREW ADAMS & ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO — Families of gun violence victims are asking the state legislature to reform how…

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Indicted former lawmaker’s corruption trial up in the air after hospitalization forces delay

February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Indicted former lawmaker’s corruption trial up in the air after hospitalization forces delay

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Sporting a 5 o’clock shadow and a slight grimace, former Republican State Sen. Sam McCann held…

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Pothole Patching on I-80 Wednesday

February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Pothole Patching on I-80 Wednesday

CHICAGO –The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that pothole patching is scheduled to take place in both directions of Interstate 80, between Houbolt Road, in…

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State Supreme Court denies state lawmaker’s bid to vacate gun ban ruling

February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on State Supreme Court denies state lawmaker’s bid to vacate gun ban ruling

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The Illinois Supreme Court has again denied a request from a Republican lawmaker seeking to repeal the state’s…

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Will County Convicted Sex Offender Ruled Sexually Violent

February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Will County Convicted Sex Offender Ruled Sexually Violent

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Will County judge found a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP). The case was…

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County Board Committee Rejects 5-lane Expansion of 143rd Street

February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on County Board Committee Rejects 5-lane Expansion of 143rd Street

By Nick Reiher Following weeks of opposition to a longstanding plan to widen 143rd Street in Homer Township to five lanes, the Will County Board’s…

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Online Hearings Feb. 6 and 7 on Truck Traffic Plan

February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Online Hearings Feb. 6 and 7 on Truck Traffic Plan

JOLIET – Will County and City of Joliet officials have begun preliminary discussions with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) on reducing truck traffic on…

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