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The high court is already set to consider several gun-related cases this term. The U.S. Supreme Court had also declined to issue an injunction on Illinois' ban back in May 2023.
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Politics Correspondent Jason Rosenbaum to host full hour of local and state politics and listener engagement, debuting Friday, Oct. 27.
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Illinois' veto session runs from Oct. 24 to 26 and Nov. 7 to 9 in Springfield. Lawmakers will have a full agenda, including a handful of vetoes from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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With the passage of Illinois' Climate and Equitable Jobs Act back in 2021, coal mines and plants will slowly close across the state. The state grant program will provide $3.28 million to various Metro East communities whose coal facilities will close.
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Buses full of migrants from Texas have accelerated, as Illinois counts 15,000 new arrivals in 13 months.
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Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson said the numbers may drop in the next eight weeks but he doesn’t expect that to continue. A jail spokesman said the jail population could even increase in the long term.
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State lawmakers passed and the governor signed the criminal justice reform back in 2021. Originally scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, lawsuits slowed the SAFE-T Act's enactment. The legislation includes the elimination of cash bail.
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A top Illinois election board official said the courts — not the election board — would determine if Trump’s ties to the insurrection disqualify him from being on the ballot.
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Originally scheduled to be ready this year, the $105 million project was pushed back to 2025 after the pandemic slowed its progress, according to SIU System President Dan Mahoney.
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Belleville joins Collinsville and other Metro East school districts who have embraced the Community Eligibility Provision since it was first implemented in Illinois during the 2011-12 academic year.