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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Analysis shows no difference in COVID-19 spread in regions where schools are fully remote compared to those with hybrid model
Education--Elementary and Secondary (36)
(The Center Square) – While in-person instruction can be linked to an
increase of COVID-19 cases, it doesn’t correlate to increased COVID-19-related
fatalities, according to a new < read more >
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
IHSA passes basketball decision to local school districts
Education--Elementary and Secondary (36)
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Sports (83)
(The Center Square) – The high school basketball season is back on
in Illinois.
A day after Gov. J.B. Pritzker elevated the sport to the “high risk” level,
effectively postponing the season, the Illinois High School Association held a
special meeting Wednesda...
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Whatever Happened To Illinois’ Plan To Fund Pensions With Asset Sales? Not Much, It Turns Out.
Pensions (70)
It was going on two years ago, back in February of 2019, that Illinois Gov.
J.B. Pritzker’s office < read more >
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
EYE ON ILLINOIS: Slowly but surely, state making progress on cash bail reform
Courts (27)
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Crime (28)
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Legal System (27)
Cash bail reform proponents might
see the tiniest sliver of hope in how the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association is
responding to their efforts.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Senate committee discusses police reforms
Courts (27)
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Crime (28)
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Legal System (27)
Preckwinkle
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
State high court upholds 130-year sentence for juvenile offender
Courts (27)
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Juvenile Justice
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Sexual assault, Sex Crime (96)
SPRINGFIELD —
Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court preserved a 130-year prison sentence for
a man convicted of rape and murder, Ashanti Lusby, who wa...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Illinois State Police didn't issue any citations over the weekend for COVID-19 violations
Governor (44)
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Health (49)
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State Police (84)
DeWitte, Donald--State Senate, 33
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Schimpf, Paul--State Senate, 58
(The Center Square) –
Despite threats from Gov. J.B. Pritzker that Illinois State Police would be
deployed to enforce his COVID-19 orders, the state's 1,90...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Unemployed Illinoisan reports ‘moaning like porn’ on callback about benefits; IDES to investigate
Governor (44)
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Unemployment (93)
(The Center Square) –
The Illinois Department of Employment Security plans to look into a series of
bizarre calls on the agency's behalf to an unemployed I...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Forget about Pritzker - this is about you
Governor (44)
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Taxes, Graduated/Progressive
Madigan, Michael--State House, 22
By this time, with the
millions of dollars spent for and against, you have been inundated with
advertising on Gov. Pritzker’s so-called “Fair Tax....
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Transparency is important as schools, everyone else manages COVID-19 pandemic
Education--Elementary and Secondary (36)
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Health (49)
Schools, both public
and private, should be transparent about how they’re faring in the age of
COVID-19, especially as cases overall continue to climb and ...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Local Governments, Pritzker Still Fighting Over CARES Act Money
DCEO (formerly DCCA) (31)
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Governor (44)
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Local Government (60)
Seven months after Congress passed a $2 trillion stimulus package in the
early days of the Coronavirus pandemic, local governments in Illinois are still
fighting Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration over approximately $150 million
meant for municipalities.
The Illinois Municipal League, which lobbies on behalf of cities and towns
in Illinois, already won a fight with Pritzker’s ...
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Monday, October 26, 2020
Pandemic slashes gambling revenue in Illinois
Gambling, Gaming
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Health (49)
(The Center Square) – The COVID-19
pandemic has slashed state tax revenues from legalized gambling.
Revenues are down more than $200 million – or 13.4% – for fiscal 2020.
"We are nowhere close to where we were a year ago," said Eric
Noggle, a senior state analyst.
Noggle is one of the authors of a new < read more >
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Monday, October 26, 2020
Predatory lenders attract new customers during pandemic in Illinois
Financial Institutions (7)
(The Center Square) –
Illinois’ latest Consumer Lending Trends Report shows that predatory lenders in
Illinois attracted a 5% increase in new borrowers in 2019.
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Monday, October 26, 2020
Some school districts scrap in-person learning plans as COVID-19 metrics rise
Education--Elementary and Secondary (36)
(The Center Square) – Some Illinois school districts that planned to switch
from remote learning to in-person learning are changing course because of
rising COVID-19 cases, to the frustration of parents and students.
Cary School District 26 in McHenry County is going back to remote learning
Tuesday after returning kids to the classroom the week before. In a letter to
families, school off...
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Friday, October 23, 2020
‘Restore Illinois Bus Tour’ stops feature opposition to income tax change, COVID-19 restrictions
Economy (34)
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Ethics, Campaign Reform, Transparency (12a)
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Governor (44)
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Health (49)
Bailey, Darren--State House, 109
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Wilhour, Blaine--State House, 107
(The Center Square) – Republican state Representatives from southern
Illinois are on the road with stops across the state holding rallies for what
they call the “Restore Illinois Bus Tour.”
They stopped in Springfield Thursday.
The bus attached a crowd of a few dozen people at the steps of the Illinois
State Capitol. The Republican lawmakers talked in sup...
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Friday, October 23, 2020
Choate Center employees face charges of aggravated battery, obstructing justice
Mental Health (64)
An Illinois State Police, ISP,
Division of Internal Investigation, DII, led to the arrests of five employees
at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna....
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Friday, October 23, 2020
Illinois holds onto majority of Cares Act funding, but DCEO says it will distribute entire $150 million to municipalities
DCEO (formerly DCCA) (31)
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Health (49)
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Local Government (60)
(The Center Square) – Municipalities across Illinois continue to wait for
COVID-19 relief funding allocated by the federal government, but state
officials said they aren't withholding the funding.
The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or Cares Act,
approved this spring allotted $150 million for towns and cities in Illinois,
but so far the Illinois Municipal Le...
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Friday, October 23, 2020
Pritzker issues most serious threat yet to bars, restaurants that defy orders
Business (10)
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Governor (44)
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Health (49)
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday even stricter
rules for one region of the state and said state officials would be tracking
down businesses throughout Illinois that don’t follow the added restrictions.
The governor is tightening restrictions in Region 1 in northwest Illinois
where the COVID-19 positivity rate stood at 11.2 percent on Thursday. Regi...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
DCFS launches enhanced, streamlined online system for reporting child abuse
DCFS (30)
Less than 50 percent of reports of
suspected child abuse and neglect were reported in April 2020 compared to April
2019"
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Illinois lawmakers are destroying our small business community
Business (10)
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Employment, Jobs (40)
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Taxes, Graduated/Progressive
While we are currently living in a
state of unknown, we face a variety of challenges. Many Americans are dealing
with a lack of job security and the ever-changing structure of travel,
education and day to...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Senate committee hears more about ending cash bail in Illinois
Crime (28)
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Legal System (27)
(The Center Square) – Eliminating cash bail in Illinois was once again front
and center at a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday.
The Criminal Law and Special Committee on Public Safety heard testimony on
the benefits and drawbacks of ending money bonds.
There are about ...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Illinois’ unemployment fund is drained. Who pays to fill it?
Unemployment (93)
(The Center Square) – Illinois’
Department of Employment Security said it has paid out $16 billion in
unemployment benefits to more than 2 million people since the beginning of the
pandemic.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Pritzker administration has released 4 percent of $219 million in federal funds for local Illinois governments
Governor (44)
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Health (49)
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Local Government (60)
(The Center Square) – A couple of
cities with the most requests for federal money held by the Pritzker
administration continue to push for more to be released.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Pritzker ranks near bottom of national nonprofit's ranking of governors
Economic Stimulus
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Governor (44)
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Health (49)
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B.
Pritzker ranked near the bottom of all state governors across the nation,
according to a conservative nonprofit organization.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Democrat lawyer who received favorable Cates ruling contributes $5,000 to ‘Republicans for Judge Judy’
SPRINGFIELD – After Supreme Court
candidate Judy Cates ruled against St. Elizabeth’s Hospital as appellate judge,
the Chicago lawyer who won the argument gave $5,000 to a committee supporting
...
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