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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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At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, negotiations are ongoing between campus leadership and the labor union that represents the university's clerical workers. A recent report found Illinois' public university employees were paid 21% less than state agency workers in similar jobs.
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The troubled Illinois agency charged with the protection of abused and neglected children will have new leadership in the new year.
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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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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.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the goal is to send free books to all children, ages 0-5, across Illinois.
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A WBEZ analysis shows that while people may be more cynical and government is more expensive, voter interest in state elections has only increased.
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New spending will focused on building Chicago’s shelter capacity and getting immigrants to permanent housing.
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The 2-1 ruling sets up a likely appeal to U.S. Supreme Court.
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With Chicago in the running for the $11 billion National Semiconductor Technology Center, a multi-university network of researchers and scientists are optimistic Illinois’ advances in engineering and manufacturing — especially quantum — will help them seal the deal. So is Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.