State board of education gets input on public education funding
The Illinois State Board of Education wants to hear from Illinoisans on where the state should be spending its education...
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Four new laws in Illinois aim to help seniors
Illinois is now the first state to require regular Alzheimer’s Disease training for all licensed health care professionals. The legislation...
Illinois sports betting shows slight monthly drop, but revenues increase
Despite a shortage of marquee sports to bet on this summer, Illinois sports gambling remained one of the top state...
Illinoisans can legally bet on the Olympics this year
For the first time, Illinoisans will be able to legally place a wager on Olympic event. The Illinois Gaming Board approved...
New criminal justice laws prohibit police from lying to kids
Illinois has become the first state to ban law enforcement officers from lying to juveniles during interrogations. The law was...
Heavy rains endanger some Illinois crops
Illinois farmers are dealing with a wide array of weather conditions depending on where they live in the state. Last...
Another business group calls for governor to keep incentives
Another business group is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to preserve tax incentives for Illinois businesses. Earlier this year, Pritzker...
Lawmakers urge governor to reconsider closing power plants
A bipartisan group of 52 Illinois lawmakers is urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker not to prematurely close not-for-profit coal-fired power plants,...
Rating agency predicts full job recovery 18 months away
A credit rating agency is forecasting a full job recovery for Illinois and the rest of the country won’t happen...
