Regional & State News
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The NFL team's effort to get a new stadium seems to be getting sacked by the governor's office and other state officials. Also a central Illinois prison could be re-built near Joliet, raising concerns in the community that's housed the facility.
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Six officers memorialized at annual ceremony
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An investigation found a number of hospitals skirt a state law.
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A question about whether abortion protections should be codified will not make it onto this year’s general election ballot.
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The fateful 163-year-old document had been in an anonymous private collection until its purchase at auction by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and first lady M.K. Pritzker, who donated it to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
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Taking the fight South? Pritzker's nonprofit spends $500K in Florida — battling over abortion rightsFlorida is the fourth ballot initiative Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s nonprofit Think Big America is supporting this year. Pritzker’s group is also supporting efforts in Nevada, Arizona and Montana.
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State-level Community Reinvestment Act finally was mired in rulemaking process.
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A year and a half after Republican Darren Bailey lost his campaign to challenge Gov. JB Pritzker, state election officials are weighing whether he illegally colluded with conservative radio show host and political operative Dan Proft in the 2022 campaign.
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A new report confirms the Illinois Department of Corrections is indeed looking to move and rebuild the Logan women’s prison near Joliet instead of in Lincoln, impacting over 450 employees.
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Immigrant rights advocates on Friday continued to push for one of their top budget priorities: full funding for state-run health care programs that benefit noncitizens, regardless of their immigration status.
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A report looking at the potential impact of eliminating Illinois’ grocery tax suggests most families would only see modest relief, while municipalities would face a “consequential” revenue shortfall.
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Will lawmakers agree to put public money toward the stadium project? Also, the governor said a state pension law that lowered benefits may need to be revisited.