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State legislature approves remap of judicial subcircuits
Jan 5, 2022 11:03 PM - Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to redraw judicial subcircuit maps in Cook County and some of the surrounding collar counties while creating new subcircuits in several additional counties. -
DCFS worker fatally stabbed during home visit
Jan 5, 2022 6:31 PM - Sangamon County authorities are holding a Thayer man suspected in the stabbing death of an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services worker. -
Court upholds state legislative redistricting plan
Jan 3, 2022 1:53 PM - A three-judge federal court panel has upheld the legislative redistricting plan that state lawmakers approved during a special session last summer, thus leaving in place the new maps that will govern state legislative elections for the next 10 years. -
New state laws in 2022: $12 minimum wage, legal lemonade stands, students' mental health days
Dec 31, 2021 4:55 PM - The minimum wage in Illinois will rise to $12 per hour, criminal justice reform will continue affecting police, Juneteenth will become an official holiday, public housing residents will be able to keep pets, students soon can take mental health days, schools soon cannot discriminate based on hairstyles, and governments soon cannot shut down kids' lemonade stands.
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Renovations at state Capitol underway
Dec 22, 2021 3:58 PM - Renovations are underway on the north wing of the Illinois Capitol. Plans include the construction of an underground parking garage, elimination of the circle drive on the north side of the Capitol and the addition of a new entry that improves access and security. -
Illinois continues to lose population
Dec 22, 2021 3:55 PM - The latest estimates pegged the state's population at 12,671,469 as of July 1, 2021, down by 113,776, or 0.9%, from the official 2020 census. -
Pritzker signs law to end abortion notice requirement in Illinois
Dec 17, 2021 4:54 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law on Friday that ends parental notification, a requirement that doctors notify the parents of a minor seeking an abortion. -
Illinois jobless rate falls to 5.7%
Dec 16, 2021 2:32 PM - The unemployment rate in Illinois fell three-tenths of a point in November to 5.7% as employers added 19,500 payroll jobs to the economy. -
Lawmakers push for nursing home reforms this spring
Dec 15, 2021 4:43 PM - Several Illinois lawmakers said this week they are determined to pass a bill in the spring that would overhaul the way nursing homes are paid through the state's Medicaid program to address critical staffing shortages, but the state's largest nursing home industry group is still pushing back against the proposed changes. -
Buyer lined up for James R. Thompson Center
Dec 15, 2021 3:49 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Wednesday plans to enter into exclusive negotiations with JRTC Holdings for the purposes of acquiring and redeveloping the Thompson Center that houses office space for 50 state agencies and more than 2,800 state workers.
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