Illinois
Recent News About Illinois
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Suburban man charged with throwing rocks at Gov. Pritzker mansion, stalking
A Villa Park man was charged with stalking Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week after being arrested for allegedly throwing rocks at Pritzker's Gold Coast mansion.
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Bill on infant mortality task force working its way through House committees
Illinois lawmakers are set to give a second reading to a bill that would create the Task Force on Infant and Maternal Mortality Among African Americans Act.
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Wirepoints pinpoints myriad obstacles for Chicago's remaining middle class
According to an article in WBEZ News, the middle class is now nearly nonexistent in Chicago, which is causing concern among those who fear the changes this shift will bring with it.
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Analysis ranks DePaul University athletes No. 3 in Illinois for economic impact
DePaul University sports programs brought in $120,741 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the third highest sports revenue of any school in Illinois that year, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.
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Robert Morris University has highest number of student athletes in Illinois
Robert Morris University ranked No. 1 for student athletic participation in the state, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of college sports participation.
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Chicago metro area housing market projected to be nation's worst in 2019
A new Realtor.com survey forecasts more dark times for Illinois’ long troubled housing market.
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Pritzker opposes private school tax credits
Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker has vowed to obliterate the bipartisan school-funding formula that paves the way for the dissemination of private school tax credits after it’s been the law for less than a year.
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Fine wins Senate District 9 race
Democrat Laura Fine has won the Illinois State Senate race against Republican Joan McCarthy Lasonde
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Edison Regional Gifted Center, Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy named 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools
Edison Regional Gifted Center and Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy in Chicago were among 24 Illinois K-12 schools named as 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
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House committee discusses African-American infant, mother mortality rates
The House Healthcare Availability and Accessibility Committee recently held a hearing regarding the high rates of maternal and infant mortality in the African-American community in Illinois.
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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Emanuel And City Colleges Of Chicago Recognize The Hundreds Of Star Scholar Graduates Transferring To Four-Year Institutions
At a reception for the hundreds of incoming Star Scholars, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado today recognized more than 445 Star Scholar graduates who have transferred to a 4-year college or university since 2016.
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IL STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE : Illinois Set To Pass Bill Banning Small Businesses From Discriminating Against Lgbtq Workers
A bill preventing small businesses in Illinois from discriminating against LGBTQ workers is one signature away from becoming law.
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IL STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: How To Save On Back To School In Illinois Without Tax-Free Weekend
This is the eighth year in a row Illinois families won’t benefit from a back-to-school tax free weekend.
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IL STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:Trump Claims 'Great Victory' At Downstate Steel Plant In First Visit To Illinois Since Taking Office
President Donald Trump returned to Illinois on Thursday for his first visit since becoming president, taking a victory lap at a U.S.
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IL STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Trump Tariffs Get Mixed Reaction From Illinois Business
With the blast furnace roaring once more at the U.S. Steel Plant in Granite City, creating 800 new steel jobs, President Donald Trump labeled his tariff policy a success when he spoke before an invite-only audience at the plant Thursday.
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IL STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:Trump Touts Trade Win In Illinois Steel Town
.Steelworkers in Granite City, Illinois, threw a street party, complete with hot dogs, cold beer, and a singer in red, white, and blue, when U.S.
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CITY ROCK: Schools Open Thursday, August 2nd, 2018
The problem escalates during the months children are in school.
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CITY ROCK: Celebrate History with Three Events at Rock Island Library
Explore national, family and state history this July with three events offered as part of "Libraries Rock" summer programming for adults at Rock Island Public Library.
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HARMONY HEALTH IT: Staywell Awards $8,000 in Grants to Support Eldercaring Coordination Program in Florida
Approximately 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 each day, and more and more disputes pertaining to the care, needs and safety of elders are ending up in the family court system.
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HARMONY HEALTH IT: WellCare CEO Kenneth A. Burdick Receives "Excellence in Primary Care Award" from the Primary Care Development Corporation
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) announced today