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Illinois economy shrinks 4% in 2020 despite 4th quarter growth
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois economy shrank by 4 percent in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on many of its sectors, although there...
Delivery service rules, limits on governor’s authority over unions advance
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate worked through a long list of bills Thursday as lawmakers prepared to enter the final stretch of the 2021...
Bills call for modernizing FOID, CCL systems
SPRINGFIELD – A bipartisan group of lawmakers are backing legislation that seeks to modernize the way the Illinois State Police processes and issues Firearm...
Pritzker urges schools to focus COVID relief funds
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker took to the road Monday to urge local school districts in Illinois to carefully target the roughly $7 billion...
Human service agencies make case for funding increases
SPRINGFIELD – State agencies that serve Illinois seniors and children in state care pleaded their cases Friday for increased funding in next fiscal year’s...
New jobless claims fall sharply as unemployment rate drops
SPRINGFIELD – First-time unemployment claims fell sharply last week as both the state and national economies have begun gradually reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic.The...
