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Legal-pot law commits to 'equity' issues
Legislation intends to expunge marijuana busts, reward communities hurt by ‘War on Drugs’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans, Toi Hutchinson, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, NORML Illinois, Dan Linn, Lori Lightfoot
Bustos urges U.S. reps. to 'stay local'
Head of powerful Dem campaign committee presses issues over impeachment and ‘making sure we do more town halls than tweets’
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Ted CoxCheri Bustos, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Illinois Health Care, Illinois Infrastructure, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, City Club of Chicago, Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten, Rural Broadband, William Barr
Congressional Dems demand Lake County EtO tests
Sens. Duckworth, Durbin, five reps. call for federal action as the EPA stands idly by
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Ted CoxEPA, IEPA, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten, Bill Foster, Brad Schneider, Dan Lipinski, EtO Emissions, Stop EtO, Stop Sterigenics, Sterigenics, Medline Industries, Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Lisa Madigan
Progressives rip 'giveaway' on estate tax
House Dems say attempt at compromise defeats intent of Gov. Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’
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Ted CoxWill Guzzardi, Carol Ammons, Theresa Mah, John Cullerton, Chuck Weaver, Bill Brady, Illinois House Progressive Caucus, Pritzker Fair Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Estate Tax, Elgie Sims, Heather Steans, Delia Ramirez
How Chicago got its groove back
Exit interview: Rahm touts ‘restored sense of confidence’ at final City Club appearance as mayor
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Pritzker foresees $1B hemp market
Dept. of Agriculture selling licenses to grow, process industrial hemp
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Thompson Center heads endangered buildings
Landmarks Illinois releases annual list of threatened architecture, including Rock Island County Courthouse
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Chicago dominates top public high schools
Payton College Prep is best in state and in top 10 nationwide, but Rockton’s Hononegah is best outside city and suburbs ranking at 52
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Ted CoxChicago Public Schools, Payton College Prep, Northside College Prep, Lane Tech, Whitney Young Magnet High School, Jones College Prep, Stevenson High School, Proviso Math and Science Academy, Libertyville High School, Hononegah High School, Dunlap High School, Mahomet-Seymour High School, U.S. News & World Report, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education
Invest in teachers, education, says state poll
Brutally honest poll conducted for IEA finds Illinoisans think state is on wrong track, but education funding is key way to turn it around
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Ted CoxKathi Griffin, IEA, Bridget Shanahan, Jill Normington, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Pensions, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale
Senate subcommittee hears calls for capital bill
Former Peoria Congressman and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says, ‘Illinois is one big pothole’
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Ted CoxRay LaHood, Tom Oakley, Andy Manar, Martin Sandoval, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Infrastructure, Kirk Dillard, James Derwinski, John Szabo, Regional Transportation Authority, Metra, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Pat Quinn, Dave Bender, American Council for Engineering Companies of Illinois, MarySue Barrett, Metropolitan Planning Council, Pat McGuire, Clayton Harris III, Illinois International Port Authority, Ron Burke, Active Transportation Alliance
Illinois enjoys 'brain gain'
Contrary to ‘brain drain’ reports, throughout the 2000s the state has actually attracted top talent
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Environmentalists hit Farm Bureau on endangered monarchs
Illinois Environmental Council says good PR is meant to pass bad bill
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Ted CoxJen Walling, Illinois Environmental Council, Illinois Farm Bureau, Lyndsey Ramsey, Bill Bodine, Monarch Butterflies, Endangered Species, Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Monarch Project, Andrew Chesney, Fred Crespo
Leave student athletes out of sports gambling, say college ADs
Internet gambling firms seek free hand to compete with illegal offshore sites
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Ted CoxRobert Rita, Michael Zalewski, Margo McDermed, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Sports Gambling, UIUC, John Warren Kindt, Ninja, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, Fortnite, Larry Lyons, Illinois State University, Division I Sports, Bob Greenlee, Grace Hou, Illinois Department of Human Services, Kyle Hastings
Save the monarchs!
Illinois Farm Bureau joins other ag groups in 20-year program to sustain essential insects like butterflies, honeybees
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Staffing nurses would 'mostly pay for itself,' says report
ILEPI study finds $1.4B gain in turnover, injury rate, patient costs
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Staffers, environmentalists decry 'devastating' Trump EPA cuts
Rep. Garcia says cuts would create ‘an illusion there is still an EPA’
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Sierra Club opposes coal-ash water dump
Dynegy’s Wood River power plant in East Alton seeks permit for process environmentalists call ‘cap and run’
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Ted CoxSierra Club Illinois Chapter, Sierra Club, Piasa Palisades Sierra Club, Dynegy, Vistra Energy, Wood River Power Plant, Coal Ash, IEPA, Earthjustice, Prairie Rivers Network, Environmental Integrity Project, EPA, Toni Oplt, Metro East Green Alliance, Illinois Environment, Illinois Water
Pritzker clears obstructions for wind farms
Governor signs law removing townships from approval process
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Duckworth leads calls for release of 'complete' Mueller report
Reps. Garcia, Foster join attack on Atty. Gen. Barr’s ‘shameless spin’
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Ted CoxTammy Duckworth, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Bill Foster, Mike Quigley, Mike Bost, Rodney Davis, Darin LaHood, Robert Mueller, William Barr, Mueller Probe, Mueller Report, Donald Trump
Population loss felt across state
Only 16 of 102 Illinois counties gained population in latest U.S. Census report
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