Illinois rolls out first phase of plan to modernize professional licensing

December 2, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois rolls out first phase of plan to modernize professional licensing

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation launched a new online licensing system this fall, the first phase in…

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From the Launching Pad to the Landing Pad: Gemini Giant is Home

November 30, 2024 / Comments Off on From the Launching Pad to the Landing Pad: Gemini Giant is Home

By Stephanie Irvine Hundreds of people turned out in frigid temperatures November 30 to welcome the Gemini Giant back to Wilmington at a formal ribbon-cutting…

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Madigan prosecutors conclude questioning of alderman-turned-FBI mole Danny Solis

November 27, 2024 / Comments Off on Madigan prosecutors conclude questioning of alderman-turned-FBI mole Danny Solis

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – The day after Thanksgiving in 2018, then-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis sat in powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s office to…

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The next school reform push in Illinois: testing and accountability

November 27, 2024 / Comments Off on The next school reform push in Illinois: testing and accountability

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Education officials from five statewide organizations are pushing for fundamental changes in the way student achievement is measured each year…

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‘You know why I’m interested’: Wiretaps, secretly recorded videos show Madigan recruiting business to his law firm

November 27, 2024 / Comments Off on ‘You know why I’m interested’: Wiretaps, secretly recorded videos show Madigan recruiting business to his law firm

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – For the second time in the span of seven months, then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called up Chicago Ald. Danny…

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Tom Nelson, 84, of Joliet

November 27, 2024 / Comments Off on Tom Nelson, 84, of Joliet

Thomas Nelson, 84, of Joliet, passed away on November 14. Tom was born on July 9, 1940, in Beardstown, IL, to Elmer and Velma (nee…

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State watchdog uncovers at least $7.2M in PPP fraud by state employees

November 26, 2024 / Comments Off on State watchdog uncovers at least $7.2M in PPP fraud by state employees

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – A state watchdog has identified at least $7.2 million in fraudulent claims and more than 275 instances of misconduct by…

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‘You shouldn’t be talking like that’: Madigan scolded alderman-turned-FBI mole for bringing up ‘quid pro quo’

November 26, 2024 / Comments Off on ‘You shouldn’t be talking like that’: Madigan scolded alderman-turned-FBI mole for bringing up ‘quid pro quo’

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Then-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis had already been cooperating with the FBI for a little more than a year in June…

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Conservative group asks U.S. Supreme Court to review Mike Bost’s challenge to how mail-in votes are counted in Illinois

November 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Conservative group asks U.S. Supreme Court to review Mike Bost’s challenge to how mail-in votes are counted in Illinois

Capitol News Illinois The conservative group Judicial Watch is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case filed by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro,…

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Hemp growers push back against proposed new regulations

November 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Hemp growers push back against proposed new regulations

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A legislative committee and the Illinois Department of Agriculture agreed recently to delay finalizing new regulations governing hemp production amid…

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