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Pritzker signs bills aiming to address ‘period poverty’
SPRINGFIELD – Three new state laws will aim to break down barriers to feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary napkins for those...
Statewide COVID-19 ICU bed usage jumps 15 percent overnight
SPRINGFIELD – Hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped by more than 13 percent from Sunday to Monday night while intensive care bed usage jumped 15 percent...
New law aims to expand affordable housing through $75 million investment, tax credits
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a measure aimed at increasing affordable housing investment in Illinois, as well as a measure expanding...
Pritzker ‘looking at all possible mitigations;’ masks mandated at driver facilities
SPRINGFIELD – Masks will be required at driver’s license facilities in Illinois starting Monday, Secretary of State Jesse White announced Wednesday, and Gov. JB...
State ‘strongly encourages’ public, private colleges to require students to get COVID-19 vaccine
SPRINGFIELD – The state’s higher education agencies released updated COVID-19 guidance Monday encouraging all public and private higher education institutions in Illinois to issue mandatory vaccine...
Pritzker, Stratton announce reelection bid
SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday he will seek a second term, joined once again by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton as a...