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Budget vote brings General Assembly’s 2023 spring session to a close
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early…
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Top Democrats announce budget ‘deal,’ but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue
By JERRY NOWICKI, HANNAH MEISEL & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com UPDATE: The budget was filed as a 3,409-page amendment to Senate Bill 250 late…
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Catholic churches harbored hundreds more abusers than previously disclosed
By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Catholic dioceses in Illinois failed to disclose hundreds of abusive clerics before the…
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Victims of ‘deepfake porn’ and ‘doxing’ could have right to sue under pair of bills
By NIKA SCHOONOVER& ANDREW ADAMSnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.comaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Victims of “deepfake porn” and “doxing” would have a legal pathway to sue…
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Lawmakers advance bills mandating salary transparency, community college credit parity
By ANDREW ADAMS& HANNAH MEISELaadams@capitolnewsillinois.comhmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – As the General Assembly prepares to wrap up its spring legislative session this…
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Measure banning vaping indoors in public places clears General Assembly
By NIKA SCHOOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A measure that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes inside of public buildings…
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As many Illinoisans struggle with food access, lawmakers consider state grants for grocers
By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers are considering creating a grant program that would send state dollars to…
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Assault weapons ban back in place for now after appellate court’s order
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The assault weapons ban that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in January…
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Bill blocking libraries from state funding if they ban books clears General Assembly
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would block libraries from receiving state grants if they ban…
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Latest state budget forecast puts brakes on previously predicted surplus
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability has decreased its current-year budget…
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