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Pritzker signs bell-to-bell school phone ban
(The Center Square) – As Illinois students return to school this fall, school boards and families will begin discussing and…
Illinois Quick Hits: Dems, GOP demand ethics reform from Welch
(The Center Square) – State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, issued a statement calling for legislation he introduced to bring further…
Illinois joins $1B lawsuit over DHS election rules, FEMA aid
(The Center Square) – With a coalition of 26 states, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined a lawsuit against…
Governor’s remarks on fatal ISP shooting draw criticism
(The Center Square) – Independent gubernatorial candidate Collin Corbett and former state Rep. John Cabello criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker after…
Investors can’t sue Abbott Labs for ‘deception’ in baby formula contamination
(Legal Newsline) — A federal judge has shut down, for now, a class action lawsuit attempting to make Abbott Laboratories…
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois mayors announce resignation
(The Center Square) – Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara announced Monday that he will be stepping down from public office at…
US Senate race: Tracy rips Stratton for liberal policies, not committing to debate
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Republican candidate for U.S. Senate says his Democratic opponent may be scared to debate…
Govs. Pritzker, Stitt discuss ways to reduce divide in politics
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined multiple politicians from around the country Monday at the National Conference…
Illinois Quick Hits: Storms leave nearly 300K households without power
(The Center Square) – As severe storms and extreme heat struck Illinois and neighboring states Monday afternoon, the Illinois Emergency…
Trump, member states aligned on reform of PJM amid capacity concerns
(The Center Square) – The White House and a bipartisan group of governors want significant changes made to how the…
Chicago Public Schools budget vote set for Thursday
(The Center Square) – The Chicago Board of Education is expected to consider a new $9.88 billion budget on Thursday,…
Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker signs 76 bills into law
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 76 bills into law late Friday. Some new laws were bipartisan…