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MAY 02, 2025
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A measure passed in the Illinois Senate would remove some hurdles for farmers to hunt nuisance deer on their land. [Paul Danese, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons]
Illinois’ deer population has been steadily increasing since 2021, and Illinois farmers say they’re feeling the impact. The Illinois Senate unanimously approved a measure Thursday that aims to improve population control in the state.
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MAY 01, 2025
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Bogdana Chkoumbova, CPS chief education officer, discusses first day of school at Excel Academy of South Shore on Monday, August 22, 2022. Chkoumbova announced she is leaving the district in June. (Mauricio Peña / Chalkbeat)
Bogdana Chkoumbova, the Chicago Public Schools chief education officer and outgoing CEO Pedro Martinez’s second-in-command, is leaving the district at the end of the school year.
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MAY 01, 2025
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The Trump administration opened an investigation Tuesday into Chicago Public Schools, alleging race-based discrimination related to the district’s recently released Black Student Success Plan.
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MAY 01, 2025
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The Senate Executive Committee meets Wednesday in Springfield.
Illinois’ public university leaders and Illinois lawmakers are split on a funding model similar to Evidence-Based Funding proposed in the Senate.
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APR 24, 2025
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin speaks at a committee meeting in Chicago in October [U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee]
After months of anticipation, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) announced he will not be running for reelection in 2026. The decision has far-reaching implications for Illinois’ politics.
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APR 18, 2025
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Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks a the Pullman Community Center in the Ninth Ward Thursday.
A report from Northwestern University found a 41 percent decrease in gun violence rates in Chicago and Cook County communities targeted by the state-backed Peacekeeper Program.
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APR 17, 2025
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The City Council on Wednesday approved measures prohibiting people convicted of participating in the Jan. 6 U.S.Capitol riot from city employment, assisting two downtown office-to-residential conversion projects and reining in “rogue towers.”
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APR 08, 2025
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Ald. Anthony Quezada (35) is pictured during a City Council meeting prior to his confirmation on April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council voted to confirm the appointment of Cook County Comm. Anthony Quezada (D-8) to be the next 35th Ward alderperson at a special meeting Monday, with the young progressive succeeding former Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and allowing Mayor Brandon Johnson to maintain a likely favorable vote in that seat for the remainder of his term.
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APR 07, 2025
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Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) is pictured at a City Council meeting in May 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) will ask the City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Tuesday to approve new regulations for tow truck companies that operate within the city to crack down on bad actors.
The license and consumer protection committee will also consider a proposal to ban the sale of hemp-derived intoxicants, such as delta-8 products, in the Pullman-Roseland area.
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APR 03, 2025
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The Senate Education Committee meets Wednesday in Springfield. [BlueRoomStream]
The Senate Education Committee approved measures Wednesday to limit suspensions and ban expulsions for preschool to second graders and prohibit student ticketing.
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