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Illinois House Democrats Proposing Speaker Term Limits, Remote Meetings
Illinois House Democrats are proposing a ten-year term limit for the Speaker and minority leader. Democrats also proposed rules that would be voted on in-person today that would allow House committees...
Feb 11, 2021 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
No New Income Taxes in Pritzker's Proposed 2022 Budget
No new income taxes are part of Governor J.B. Pritzker's proposed budget for fiscal year 2022. The governor's office announced the proposed budget yesterday. The state is facing a projected three-bill...
Feb 11, 2021
Community Foundation Awards Grant to Millikin University's Black Student Union
Millikin University's Black Student Union, the University's oldest minority organization, received a $1,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Macon County's Racial Equity Fund on Feb. 5. The Comm...
Feb 10, 2021
Biden to Remove ComEd Investigating Attorney
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is disappointed President Joe Biden asked the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois to resign. That same attorney is investigating and prosecuting the ComEd bribery...
Feb 10, 2021 Radek Kucharski / CC
Over 45.6 Million Wagered on Super Bowl in Illinois
Initial projections from the Illinois Gaming Board show that over 45-point-six million dollars was bet on the Super Bowl in the state. Bets could be made on everything from the outcome of the game, th...
Feb 10, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
Education Reform Bill Would Establish Child Trauma Task Force
Governor J.B. Pritzker is considering signing an education reform bill that would establish a child trauma task force. If signed, the Whole Child Task Force would be made up of school officials and me...
Feb 10, 2021
U of I Lifts Essential Activities Only Rule
The University of Illinois is lifting its "essential activities only" rule for students. Chancellor Robert Jones said in a letter to students yesterday that the university had completed its Spring 202...
Feb 10, 2021 Vince Smith / CC
ISBE To Apply for Spring 2021 Assessment Waiver
The Illinois School Board of Education says it plans to apply for a waiver for Spring 2021 assessments in the state. Schools were offered waivers last spring because schools began teaching remotely be...
Feb 10, 2021 Alberto G. / CC
Opioid Overdose Deaths Increasing in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health says the number of opioid overdose deaths in the state is increasing. IDPH released data yesterday showing that over 21-hundred people died of opioid overdoses...
Feb 10, 2021 Find Rehab Centers / CC
Diamond Rio Coming to The Devon in September
The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater in Decatur, in partnership with USA Concerts, has announced Diamond Rio will perform Friday, September 24th, with special guest Mo Pitney. Tickets go on sale Friday, F...
Feb 09, 2021
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