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Chicago mayor says environmental justice 'necessary' for data centers
(The Center Square) – The mayor of Chicago says data center policy must be looked at through the lens of environmental justice.
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Illinois Quick Hits: Cook County district says 'schools are open, safe'
(The Center Square) – Cook County School District 130 said on Monday that its schools are open and safe, and flyers encouraging families to keep their children at home on Monday were not from the district.
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Pritzker detours from distancing Dems from socialist live-streamer
(The Center Square) – As Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appeared on a national news program Sunday, he avoided answering a question about the Democratic Party and if it should be tossing aside controversial influencer Hasan Piker – known for inflammatory rhetoric and what some describe as antisemitic comments.
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Prof: Fed rate hike has taxpayer implications
(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve board’s recent decision to raise interest rates a quarter point may have expensive implications for Illinois taxpayers.
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Illinois Quick Hits: Lee County campground evacuated due to flooding
(The Center Square) – Lee County officials say about 200 people were evacuated from O’Connell’s RV Campground in Amboy due to flooding that affected the area on Sunday morning.
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IL homelessness prevention costs taxpayers over $600 million
(The Center Square) – State and federal taxpayers are poised to spend more than $600 million on homeless prevention efforts in Illinois during the current fiscal year.
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Parental rights group questions student data, portal tied to mental health screenings
(The Center Square) – An Illinois parental-rights organization is raising concerns about how student information could be handled through BEACON, a state behavioral health portal that Awake Illinois describes as a follow-up service connected to the state’s upcoming school mental health screening mandate.
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Illinois lawmaker pushes back on Durbin over immigration terminology, work permits
(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker is pushing back against U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s comments about immigration terminology and work permits for people who are unlawfully present in the United States.
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Chicago appeals court to weigh in on fate of license plate reader cameras
(Legal Newsline) — As debate intensifies across the U.S. over the ability of police and other government agencies to use license plate-reading cameras, a federal appeals court in Chicago later this month will serve as one of the latest flashpoints in the fight over whether the camera systems amount to unconstitutional and overreaching government surveillance.
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Racing board declines bankrupt applicant with track sold to data center builder
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Racing Board denied a request from Hawthorne Race Course to conduct horse races next year during its monthly meeting.
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