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Will County school districts divided on conforming to state’s new sex education policy
Twenty-nine school districts in Will County are divided on conforming to Illinois’ new law that aligns sex education policies for grades K-12 with national standards.
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Durkin proposes bill for harsher penalties against Illinois organized retail theft rather than 'coddle criminals'
Illinois State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) has introduced legislation that would increase punishments for organized retail theft.
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Democrats in Springfield rammed a politically charged redistricting proposal through the state legislature last month
This was mostly fueled by the unexpected loss of one of their candidates, left-leaning Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride, in last year’s retention election.
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Illinois lawmakers OK bill to allow student-athletes to make endorsement deals
Illinois legislators have passed a bill that will allow college student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness.
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Rezin: Speakers at redistricting meetings 'critical of the lack of transparency in this process'
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is pushing lawmakers to give voters the one thing they seem to want most in the ongoing map redistricting debate.
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Batinick sponsoring ‘commonsense’ legislation to improve safety at Illinois schools in the morning
Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would change the school speed-zone start time to 30 minutes earlier in the morning to improve safety around those buildings.
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Laib: Job declines in Illinois not fully linked to 'the impact of COVID-19'
Rick Laib said Illinois’ record-setting job losses in 2020 were sadly a long time coming.
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Batinick: Illinois criminal justice reform bill 'looks like it was written by criminals for criminals'
Republican House Floor Leader Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) made it clear that he does not support the criminal justice reform bill backed by Democrats and the Black Caucus.
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Laib wonders when a plan will come in Illinois to 'get the job market' moving positively
Former Illinois 11th Congressional District Republican candidate Rick Laib wonders when Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to get out of his own way in the battle against COVID-19.
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McDermed claims Illinois governor is focused on 'finding a way to destroy our small business industry'
Republican state Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Frankfort) wishes Gov. J.B. Pritzker would spend more time focused on the job he was elected to do.
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McCullagh warns Springfield's 'bad taxing, bad spending, bad management' creating exodus
Former Republican House hopeful Tom McCullagh has long seen Illinois’ struggles looming.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Lawmakers in Illinois resolve to remove progressive income tax from November ballot
Illinois lawmakers are working to remove the progressive tax question from the November ballot to prevent any more economic problems for a state already dealing with financial issues as the result of COVID-19.
