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Education integrity report ranks Illinois 50th
(The Center Square) – A new report on education integrity ranks Illinois lower than any other state.
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Parental rights bill targets funding of state child welfare programs
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Mary Miller says her newly introduced legislation will stop bureaucrats from using taxpayer-funded child welfare systems to tear children away from families.
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Hamas-funding 'alter ego' case to proceed
(The Center Square) – A trial date is set for February in the case of a family seeking damages from a reorganized group they say funded terrorists who killed their son 30 years ago.
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Illinois quick hits: Pritzker order allows on-rooad use of dyed diesel
Pritzker order allows on-road use of dyed diesel
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Loevy lawyers getting $104M from city to settle 16 murder conviction suits
(Legal Newsline) — Lawyers from the firm of Loevy + Loevy, who have built much of their current business practice on suing Chicago for alleged police misconduct and wrongful convictions, are poised to collect more than $104 million from Chicago taxpayers as part of a deal with the administration of Mayor Brandon Johnson to settle a collection of 16 lawsuits brought by 17 men who claim they were framed for murder.
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Illinois quick hits: Du Quoin state fair attendance rises
Du Quoin state fair attendance rises
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600+ ballot misprint, vote pause prompts GOP call to strip clerk of election duties
(The Center Square) – Members of the Illinois Freedom Caucus are sounding the alarm over potential election insecurity issues caused by a federally indicted Central Illinois county clerk.
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Illinois Dem party hopes to pick up seats across the state
(The Center Square) – A top Democratic Party official in the state says the party is aiming to maintain its wide share of elected officials across the state, pick up even more seats in the legislature, and engage more voters during this election cycle.
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Illinois AG asked to probe 24 taxing bodies' referendum campaigns
(The Center Square) – Americans for Prosperity Illinois is asking Attorney General Kwame Raoul and four county state's attorneys to investigate whether 24 local taxing bodies used taxpayer resources to campaign for more taxpayer money.
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Illinois news in brief: Cook Treasurer says state law protects homeowners from losing equity through foreclosure; Cook County to hold budget briefings; ICE weekend arrests include two in Illinois; Fuel prices tick lower
Cook Treasurer says state law protects homeowners from losing equity through foreclosure
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