Aqua Settlement Awaits Judge’s OK

June 27, 2024 / Comments Off on Aqua Settlement Awaits Judge’s OK

By Karen Haave A five-year-old lawsuit against Aqua Illinois has been resolved. Terms of the settlement have not been disclosed, but sources said that Attorney…

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Lightways Offers Help for ALS Patients and Families

June 27, 2024 / Comments Off on Lightways Offers Help for ALS Patients and Families

June is National Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month, and the ALS Association estimates the number of people living with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in the…

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SCOTUS ruling could upend federal corruption cases for Madigan, allies

June 26, 2024 / Comments Off on SCOTUS ruling could upend federal corruption cases for Madigan, allies

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowed the scope of a federal bribery law prosecutors have relied on…

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Quantum technology companies set for big tax incentives under new law

June 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Quantum technology companies set for big tax incentives under new law

By ANDREW ADAMS  Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday gave final approval to a plan to bolster the state’s tech…

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I-80 Lane, Ramp Closures June 27, July 2

June 26, 2024 / Comments Off on I-80 Lane, Ramp Closures June 27, July 2

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that as part of ongoing efforts to rebuild Interstate 80 from Ridge Road, in Minooka, to U.S. 30, in…

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State highway shootings decline as critics sue over ‘dragnet surveillance’

June 25, 2024 / Comments Off on State highway shootings decline as critics sue over ‘dragnet surveillance’

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinois State Police say an automated license plate reader program has helped the agency identify witnesses or suspects…

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Pritzker signs bill creating new Department of Early Childhood

June 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker signs bill creating new Department of Early Childhood

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday creating a new cabinet-level state agency dedicated to early childhood…

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Speaker Welch rebuffs lawsuit from would-be staff union as ‘forum shopping’

June 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Speaker Welch rebuffs lawsuit from would-be staff union as ‘forum shopping’

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is urging a Cook County judge to dismiss a lawsuit members of…

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Advocates say SCOTUS ruling paves way for law ensuring abusers have guns confiscated

June 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Advocates say SCOTUS ruling paves way for law ensuring abusers have guns confiscated

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] After the U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld a federal law that bars those under domestic violence-related restraining…

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First Mosquitos with West Nile Virus Found in Will County

June 24, 2024 / Comments Off on First Mosquitos with West Nile Virus Found in Will County

The Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health division announced that mosquitoes collected in Joliet have tested positive for West Nile virus [WNV] on June 21.…

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