Senate rejects Prisoner Review Board appointee
The Senate Executive Appointments Committee moved six appointees to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board through committee on Tuesday, but the ...
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Lawmakers unveil bills aimed at addressing teacher shortage
Illinois Senate Democrats outlined legislation during a Thursday news conference that aims to address the ongoing teacher shortage throughout the ...
IDOC makes plan to close units at Vandalia, Pontiac prisons
The Illinois Department of Corrections is making plans to downsize—plans that a major public employee union claims have not been ...
House Republicans urge more transparency on inmate releases
Illinois House Republicans on Monday stepped up their demands that the Pritzker administration release more information about inmates being furloughed ...
Minimum wage increase heads to Pritzker’s desk
A bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 by 2025 needs only Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature to become law, ...
Proposal for uniform admissions standards ignites controversy
A proposal to automatically admit students to any public college or university in Illinois if they meet certain standards is ...
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