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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JAN 29, 2025
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    Illinois House Republican Leader sues to overturn state’s legislative map

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    House Republican Leader Tony McCombie speaks at a press conference Tuesday in Springfield

    The House Republican leader is filing a lawsuit seeking to have Illinois’ legislative map declared unconstitutional. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JAN 28, 2025
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    Bill in Illinois House aims to ban public utilities from making political donations

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    ComEd and Ameren were improved for rate increases late last year. 

    A measure in the Illinois House of Representatives aims to ban public utilities from making political contributions. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JAN 27, 2025
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    Dueling hemp legislation proposed in Illinois General Assembly

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    Pictured: Hemp plants. [Stephen Ward, Oregon State University / CC BY-SA 2.0]

    Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield Tuesday for a Spring session overshadowed by a looming budget deficit and a new president in the White House.  

    In the mix of it all, they still have pressing issues to address. One of those is hemp regulations, which did not pass during the lame-duck session in early January.  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JAN 24, 2025

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    Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship temporarily blocked following suit from Illinois, 3 other states

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    A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. The decision came in a case filed by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and three other states. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JAN 24, 2025
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    Federal grant program extension allows food banks to purchase fresh produce, meat from Illinois farmers

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    Gov. JB Pritzker announces the LFPA recipients at the Midwest Food Bank in March [Illinois Department of Agriculture]

    A program which provides funding for Illinois food banks to purchase fresh goods from local farmers has received a $14.7 million boost from the United States' Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JAN 23, 2025
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    Illinois Supreme Court hears oral arguments in challenge to law limiting venues in constitutional challenges

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    The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on a challenge to an Illinois law which limits the venues for constitutional challenges. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JAN 23, 2025
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    PPIL plans to close health centers, citing a financial shortfall

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    [Planned Parenthood of Illinois]

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) has plans to close four health centers in Ottawa, Decatur, Bloomington and Englewood in Chicago. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JAN 22, 2025
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    Pritzker signs law eliminating subminimum wage for people with disabilities

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signs the Dignity to Pay Act Tuesday at Living of Metro Chicago. [Illinois.gov]

    Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Dignity in Pay Act Tuesday, starting the process of eliminating the subminimum wage for people with disabilities. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JAN 21, 2025
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    Pritzker, advocacy groups react to Trump inauguration

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signs legislation at a news conference in Chicago on Wednesday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

    President Donald Trump was sworn into office Monday, starting a term which could see him at odds with Illinois’ political leaders. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JAN 20, 2025
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    American Cancer Society seeks change to taxes on tobacco products

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    An advocacy group is proposing legislation they say will help Illinois in its fight against flavored disposable electronic cigarettes. 

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