Under new law, Illinois employers can’t force workers to sit through anti-union meetings

July 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Under new law, Illinois employers can’t force workers to sit through anti-union meetings

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] ROSEMONT – Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at curtailing the practice of “captive audience” meetings…

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Residents Fear County Improvements for Cherry Hill/Mills Road Will Bring More Trucks

July 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Residents Fear County Improvements for Cherry Hill/Mills Road Will Bring More Trucks

By Stephanie Irvine Proposed improvements to Cherry Hill-Mills Road drew skepticism and ire from residents at the Will County Department of Transportation’s project open house…

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In the wake of Sonya Massey’s death, advocates want the state to act

July 31, 2024 / Comments Off on In the wake of Sonya Massey’s death, advocates want the state to act

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Calls of “Justice for Sonya” rang through the sanctuary of a church on Chicago’s West Side…

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Parties Scampering to Put Up Will County Clerk Candidates

July 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Parties Scampering to Put Up Will County Clerk Candidates

By Nick Reiher Will County Clerk Lauren Staley Ferry will resign her office August 15 to take the vacant job of Joliet City Clerk as…

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Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning loss

July 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning loss

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – As the flow of billions of dollars in federal pandemic-related aid is about to end, many…

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Pritzker signs birth equity initiative into law, celebrates Medicaid expansion

July 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker signs birth equity initiative into law, celebrates Medicaid expansion

By DILPREET RAJU & JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law Monday that expands insurance coverage during and after pregnancy…

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Westbound I-80 lane changes July 30

July 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Westbound I-80 lane changes July 30

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that as part of the ongoing efforts to replace the Interstate 80 bridges over Hickory Creek, Richards Street and…

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Grayson’s behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, ‘How are you still employed with us?’

July 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Grayson’s behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, ‘How are you still employed with us?’

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Before former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson was accused of shooting Sonya Massey after she called police…

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Most Illinois jails restrain people in chairs. This county ‘violently shocked’ them, too.

July 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Most Illinois jails restrain people in chairs. This county ‘violently shocked’ them, too.

by GRACE HAUCK ILLINOIS ANSWERS PROJECT Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm. This is the second in a series of stories. Read the…

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Quantum business park coming to Chicago, backed by $700M from state of Illinois

July 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Quantum business park coming to Chicago, backed by $700M from state of Illinois

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – A California-based quantum computing company wants to build one of the largest quantum computers in the…

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