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Pritzker outlines $41.6 billion budget with flat state spending
By Jerry Nowicki and Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.comjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker outlined a $41.6 billion budget proposal Wednesday that would hold most state...
Illinois sees highest single-day COVID-19 death toll
By PETER HANCOCK and JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois marked what Gov. JB Pritzker called “a solemn milestone” Wednesday when public health officials...
Veto session canceled amid worsening pandemic
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – The fall veto session of the Illinois General Assembly that was scheduled to begin next week has been...
Proposed new teacher standards spark controversy
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education is considering a set of new standards for teachers and administrators that...
Illinois Supreme Court appoints justice to replace Kilbride
By SARAH MANSURCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – The highest court in Illinois appointed a new member to its bench on Tuesday.
Justice Robert L. Carter, 74,...
Kane County restaurant loses appeal over COVID-19 restrictions
By SARAH MANSURCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com
An appeals court has handed down a favorable ruling to Gov. JB Pritzker in a legal challenge to his administration’s...