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Settlement reached over voter registration lawsuit

Agreement between activist groups, secretary of state resolves lawsuit

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — Illinois voting rights groups have reached a settlement agreement with Secretary of State Jesse White over alleged violations of the federal Voting Rights Act and Illinois’ recently passed automatic voter registration law. The agreement, approved in federal court on Tuesday, resolves the lawsuit brought last February by Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Votes Education Fund, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and Illinois Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. […]

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Moody’s upgrades Illinois credit rating

Pritzker says action will save ‘tens of millions’ in interest costs

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois received its first credit rating upgrade in 23 years on Tuesday when Moody’s Investors Services raised the state’s rating one notch, citing “material improvement in the state’s finances.” Although the upgrade still leaves Illinois bonds rated just two notches above so-called “junk” status, Gov. JB Pritzker said it marked a turning point for the state, and he credited the General Assembly and members of his own administration for bringing greater fiscal discipline to the […]

todayJune 29, 2021 17

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Illinois economy surges in first quarter

Signs of pandemic stress still linger

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – The Illinois economy showed strong signs of recovery during the first quarter of 2021 as businesses continued to reopen from the pandemic and direct government payments flowed to businesses and individual consumers. Data released last week from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis showed the state’s economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4 percent during the quarter as its gross domestic product – the market value of all goods and services produced by labor […]

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Illinois takes action against academy serving children with disabilities

Report details long-running issues of poor treatment, services at Northern Illinois Academy

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – Officials from multiple state agencies said Friday that they are cutting ties with a residential school that serves children in state care with mental and developmental disabilities after an independent review documented reports of mistreatment of youth at the facility. Northern Illinois Academy, in Aurora, is an 87-bed private residential facility that serves children with co-occurring mental illnesses or autism, mood disorders, and developmental delays. It is owned and operated by Sequel Youth and Family Services and […]

todayMay 14, 2021 2

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GOP leaders call out House Dems for redistricting ‘hypocrisy’ in Illinois

Dems say behind-closed-door process is ‘normal’

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — Illinois House Republicans continue to demand a “fair” redistricting process, following a news report depicting Democratic lawmakers meeting behind a closed door to discuss the mapmaking process. The “secretive” room on Capitol grounds where House Democrats are said to be drawing maps was first reported by WCIA-TV’s Mark Maxwell. In response to the report, House Republicans held a news conference Thursday outside of the room to address their concerns. The U.S. Census Bureau has not released official […]

todayMay 6, 2021 21

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Illinois Attorney General responds to cybersecurity attack, audit warning

Raoul gave testimony during a hearing before a state House committee

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Wednesday addressed the recent cyber breach of his office’s online network, as well as an audit of his office released earlier this year that warned of weaknesses in its cybersecurity programs. Raoul told a House committee his office has implemented new safeguards since the April 10 ransomware attack that compromised the office’s network and affected office employee’s email accounts. Ransomware is a malicious software that collects the victim’s personal data and […]

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Illinois House votes to endorse ‘abolition amendment,’ D.C. statehood

Votes cap day of symbolic and honorary resolutions

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – The Illinois House voted Wednesday to endorse a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment that would finally eliminate what some see as the last vestige of slavery in the United States – forced labor by people convicted of crimes and sentenced to prison. House Joint Resolution 7, by Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago) calls for passage of the proposed “abolition amendment,” which seeks to eliminate what’s known as the “punishment clause” of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery after the […]

todayMay 5, 2021 9

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Bill would make injuring, killing a police dog while driving under influence a felony

House also passes bills addressing ‘sexting’ education, supplying feminine products at colleges

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – Lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday to make it a felony offense if a person kills or injures a police animal while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) sponsored House Bill 3019, which passed with 72 votes in favor. He said it was brought to him by a state’s attorney from his district. “We had an unfortunate circumstance of a drunk driver who hit a police safety vehicle, instantly killing a rescue […]

todayApril 15, 2021 19

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State pausing use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine per federal recommendations

Member of governor’s staff tests positive for COVID-19

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – On the advice of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois will pause the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson. The federal agencies made that recommendation Tuesday morning after reporting rare and severe blood clots in six people who had taken the vaccine. The CDC and FDA are reviewing the data regarding those cases. In a news release Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health advised that […]

todayApril 13, 2021 2

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