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Senate approves measure to crack down on ‘crisis pregnancy centers’

The State Journal-Register 01 Apr 2023
A rush of legislation passed before a Friday deadline in the Senate included proposals aimed at protecting those seeking reproductive health care in Illinois ... The Crisis Pregnancy Center Map, a project of professors Andrea Swartzendruber and Danielle Lambert of the University of Georgia’s Department of Public Health, identifies 97 CPCs in Illinois.
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‘You had a choice to make’: Defense paints cooperating witness in ComEd trial as opportunistic

The News-Gazette 01 Apr 2023
Over the course of two hours, the agents laid out the government’s theory that Marquez and his colleagues at ComEd had committed bribery by giving jobs and contracts to allies of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in exchange for the speaker’s help with the utility’s legislative priorities in Springfield.
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Illinois Senate votes to lift nuclear construction ban

The News-Gazette 31 Mar 2023
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate approved a measure on Thursday that would lift a 1980s-era moratorium on nuclear power plant construction ... “This is a large change in energy policy for the state of Illinois,” Rezin said ... “I’m here to make Illinois stay relevant, to make Illinois stay at the table,” Joyce said.
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Senate votes to lift nuclear construction ban

The State Journal-Register 31 Mar 2023
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate approved a measure on Thursday that would lift a 1980s-era moratorium on nuclear power plant construction ... “This is a large change in energy policy for the state of Illinois,” Rezin said ... “I’m here to make Illinois stay relevant, to make Illinois stay at the table,” Joyce said.
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Area history, March 31, 2023

The News-Gazette 31 Mar 2023
The charges stemmed from a series of burglaries from University of Illinois buildings, including Smith Music Hall and WILL radio studios in Gregory Hall ... .
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Speaker announced for mayor’s prayer breakfast

The News Banner 31 Mar 2023
Curtis Smith ... He took his present position at Crosswinds in January of 2021 ... Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in radio and television from Southern Illinois University and a certificate of broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University ... .
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Caesar's Better Bettor: All Final Four teams had preseason odds of 60-1 or bigger to ...

The Daily Post-Athenian 31 Mar 2023
Upcoming picks. We were 1-3 last week to stand at 44-44. We dropped four units, leaving us minus 13 snce the beginning of the football season (selections can range from one • to five •••••) ... Miami vs ... Tags. Sports Games And Toys Gambling Tv Broadcasting The Economy Job Market Telecommunications Radio Broadcasting Soccer (us) Trade ... Illinois Wiggins St.
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Senate passes bill protecting ‘child influencers’

The State Journal-Register 30 Mar 2023
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that gives financial protection to children whose parents make money posting videos of them on social media ... Koehler said if the bill is signed into law, Illinois would be the first state in the nation to enact such legislation.
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Advocates call on Illinois regulators to reject natural gas rate increases

The State Journal-Register 30 Mar 2023
CHICAGO – Consumer advocates, environmentalists and Chicago residents gathered in front of the Chicago offices of Peoples Gas this week to call on the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject a proposed rate increase from the gas utility ... “We created a body to govern these rate hikes and that’s the Illinois Commerce Commission,” he said.
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Proposal would allow noncitizens to receive standard driver’s licenses in Illinois

The State Journal-Register 30 Mar 2023
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House advanced a measure last week that would allow noncitizen residents who are currently eligible for a “temporary visitor driver’s license” to instead obtain a “standard” driver’s license that can be used as identification ... The measure, House Bill 3882, has support from Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.
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Springfield politics take center stage in ‘ComEd Four’ trial

Dispatch Argus 30 Mar 2023
At the request of Republican members, the Illinois House is convening a committee to look into whether Democratic Speaker Michael Madigan should be disciplined in light of Commonwealth Edison’s agreement with federal prosecutors that alleged the utility engaged in a “years-long bribery scheme” that sought to curry favor with Madigan.
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Secretly recorded videos show ComEd lobbyists discussing alleged bribery scheme

Victoria Advocate 29 Mar 2023
But Marquez was wearing a hidden camera, having just a few weeks prior agreed to cooperate with the government’s investigation of the utility’s alleged bribery of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan ... Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government ... Illinois Pensions ... Illinois Budget Education Funding.
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Advocates call on regulators to reject natural gas rate increases

The News-Gazette 29 Mar 2023
CHICAGO — Consumer advocates, environmentalists and Chicago residents gathered in front of the Chicago offices of Peoples Gas this week to call on the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject a proposed rate increase from the gas utility ... “We created a body to govern these rate hikes and that’s the Illinois Commerce Commission,” he said.
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Good Morning, Illini Nation: A unique event

The News-Gazette 28 Mar 2023
Illinois' Coaches vs ... Former Illinois coach Lon Kruger holds one in Las Vegas that's golf-centric ... "I don’t think year in and year out there’s one quite as big as this," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said ... Underwood discussed their inclusion during a Monday morning radio spot on WDWS with Brian Barnhart and Loren Tate.
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Hawkeyes polish off sweep of Broncos

The Hawk Eye 28 Mar 2023
IOWA CITYThe University of Iowa baseball team swept a doubleheader on Saturday evening to finish off a three-game sweep of Western Michigan ... Didn’t chase hardly at all, all weekend long ... The Hawkeyes head to Normal, Illinois for a midweek matchup with Illinois State at 5 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN-Plus and the Hawkeye Radio Network. .

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