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Highway camera expansion covering 6,600 miles of road in 22 counties awaits Pritzker’s signature
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A pair of bills on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would expand a state…
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Moody’s gives Illinois second credit upgrade within one year
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois on Thursday received its second credit rating upgrade from Moody’s Investors Service…
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What’s in Illinois’ $46 billion budget package?
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of bills Tuesday that make up a…
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Pritzker signs final first-term budget ahead of reelection push
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoijnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed his final first-term budget into law Tuesday, a roughly…
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Lawmakers wrap up session with early-morning passage of $46.5 billion budget
By JERRY NOWICKI& PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers worked until the early hours of Saturday to pass…
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Illinois Senate Democrats introduce mostly temporary $1.8 billion tax relief proposal
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the Illinois Senate on Friday announced a $1.8 billion package of…
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Bill would require schools to offer vegan, vegetarian options upon request
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Public schools in Illinois may soon be serving a lot more vegan and…
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Crowded GOP field lines up to challenge Pritzker, Stratton
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Seven teams of Republicans and one team of Democrats have lined up to…
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State revenues $4.6 billion higher for current fiscal year than initially projected
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A House revenue committee on Thursday heard projections of an Illinois economy that…
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Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 mitigations in schools
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19…
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