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Prizker Signs $45 Billion Infrastructure Plan; Legalizes Sports Betting
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday signed into law a long-awaited $45 billion infrastructure plan.
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At Your Wits’ End With A Screen-Obsessed Kid? Read This
Technology overuse ranked as the No. 1 fear of parents of teenagers in a national survey last year.
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Durbin Regrets Voting To Take Pell Grants Away From Prisoners
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is cosponsoring legislation that would rollback one of the provisions of the 1994 crime bill. It’s called the Restoring Education and Learning Act — or REAL Act. The bill would restore Pell Grant eligibility to people incarcerated in state and federal prisons.
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Tobacco 21 Takes Effect On Monday
The age to buy tobacco products in Illinois will officially be raised from 18 to 21 next week. Supporters say the move is aimed at stopping young people from starting a bad habit.
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Illinois Issues: Are Correctional Boot Camps Underutilized?
The state of Illinois has a problem with its prison boot camps: too many empty beds. The Department of Corrections runs two military-style programs in DuQuoin and Dixon Springs. But the facilities are at just 12 percent of capacity. Illinois lawmakers are trying to boost that number.
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1st Democratic Debate - Live Analysis Of Both Nights - Thursday
It's Night 2 of the first primary debate of the 2020 election cycle. Follow NPR reporters' live analysis and fact checks of the candidates' remarks.
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Lawmakers To Question Officials About Removing Hundreds of Books From A Prison Library
Illinois lawmakers plan to ask state prison officials why more than 200 books were removed from a college in prison program’s library at the Danville Correctional Center earlier this year.
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Coal Power Plants Found Responsible For Polluting Groundwater
The Illinois Pollution Control Board determined an energy company is responsible for contaminating groundwater with coal ash in four Illinois communities.
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Illinois To Get Tougher On Texting And Driving
When it comes to the battle against distracted driving, Illinois is taking it up a notch.
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1st Democratic Debate - Live Analysis Of Both Nights
It's Night 1 of the first primary debate of the 2020 election cycle. Follow NPR reporters' live analysis and fact checks of the candidates' remarks.