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WC Republican Caucus – Agenda – Mar 18, 2025 5:30 PM
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Read MoreLawmakers mull betting on internet gambling while existing industry warns it’ll fold
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shut down Illinois casinos, video gambling terminals, horse racing and professional sports — just days after legal sports betting went live — the state’s gambling industry has seen an explosion in growth. Even the state lottery, which was launched 50 years ago,…
Read MoreFeds pull grant funding from Illinois fair housing orgs that investigate discrimination
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — John Petruszak opened his email Feb. 27 to find a message he called “shocking”: the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development had rescinded two grants it had awarded to his advocacy organization, the South Suburban Housing Center. The grants, which represent 37% of the center’s budget, hadn’t been rescinded…
Read MoreNOTICE: VIRTUAL MEETING INFORMATION FOR MAY 5, 2021 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
In accordance with Tier 1 mitigation efforts instituted for Region 7, the May 5, 2021 Will County Historic Preservation Commission meeting will be held via videoconference/telephonically through the …
Read MoreIllinois department streamlines online licensing system
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation updated lawmakers Wednesday on its new online licensing system to streamline the process and eliminate backlogs. Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, called for the subject matter hearing in the House Health Care Licensing Committee to discuss the progress IDFPR has made on the…
Read MoreIn remarks to teachers union, Pritzker lashes out at Trump’s education cuts
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday delivered more harsh criticism against President Donald Trump’s administration over attempts to drastically downsize, and possibly eliminate, the U.S. Department of Education. His remarks came just two days after the agency abruptly laid off 1,300 employees, or about half its workforce, including an estimated 50…
Read MoreDemocratic lawmaker grows concerned with use of AI in health care
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are growing concerned with the use of artificial intelligence in health care. Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, is sponsoring two bills that would place restrictions on the use of AI in online therapy services as well as AI use in decision-making processes that determine a person’s health insurance coverage.…
Read More‘You are flying.’ Inside the harrowing 100-mile police chase in Sangamon County
Capitol News Illinois Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the name of State Street which had previously been identified as Cherry Street. SPRINGFIELD — When Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Pearce saw a white pickup spotted outside a motorcycle shop that had been burglarized earlier that night, he punched the gas and…
Read MoreWC Executive Committee – Agenda – Mar 13, 2025 10:00 AM
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