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Request includes $35M for ‘newcomers,’ comes amid projected state budget deficit.
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The Illinois legislature spring session gets underway on Jan. 16, but the upcoming election could play a role in what gets done and when.
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The new Illinois law, which took effect Jan. 1, is intended to hold employers accountable for failing to act on complaints of workplace violence.
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The Metro East suburb will use about $4.75 million in state funding to help complete the projects, which are needed as the community continues to grow.
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Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.
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There are minimal consequences for failing to register, and whether the law is even enforced depends heavily on where you live and how authorities discover an unregistered gun.
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Michael Madigan, the longtime Illinois House Speaker, is charged with felony bribery and conspiracy. A Republican lawmaker from central Illinois wants to ban his portrait from the House.
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More than 300 Illinois far-ranging statutes will become laws in the new year, including prohibitions on book bans and enshrining the right to sue for "deepfake porn."
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The Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act requires employers to provide five paid days off per year that can be used for any reason. City employees not covered by union already earned one week of vacation and 104 hours of sick time per year.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that will allow for the limited development of new nuclear power generation technology in the state.