Report predicts billions in motor fuel tax revenue losses if state meets EV goals
Union-tied research group pushes for mileage tax to shore up road-building funds.
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217 Today: Penicillin shortage could endanger children with sickle cell disease
Monday, January 16, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers were unable to pass a measure to limit how much interest pawn brokers can charge in this month’s lame-duck session. The candidates on the April 4 ballot for mayor of Champaign have all been on the ballot before, including former mayor Don Gerard. Champaign County’s Martin Luther King,…
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Here’s what we know about the classified documents found at Biden’s home and office
Updated January 14, 2023 at 2:20 PM ET WASHINGTON — President Biden is facing a Department of Justice investigation after his lawyers found classified documents at his Delaware residence and an office in Washington, D.C. They were found in multiple instances, with a White House lawyer announcing on Saturday that five more pages had been…
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If the antibiotics shortage worsens, children with sickle cell risk preventable deaths
INDIANAPOLIS — Mary Warlo has been extremely worried lately. Her baby Calieb, who is six months old, has sickle cell disease. In early December he went for a few days without liquid penicillin, a medication that he – and thousands of other children in the U.S. – rely on to prevent potentially life threatening infections….
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No. 24 Illini women top Minnesota 70-57 in return to Top 25
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Makira Cook scored 20 points, Genesis Bryant added 18, and No. 24 Illinois celebrated its first game as a ranked team in 23 years with a 70-57 win over Minnesota on Sunday. Brynn Shoup-Hill and Adalia McKenzie both added 13 points for the Illini (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten Conference), who haven’t had…
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Dainja, Mayer power Illinois past Michigan State, 75-66
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Dain Dainja was an inside force Michigan State had no answer for and Matthew Mayer hit clutch 3s in the second half as Illinois ended the Spartans seven-game win streak with a 75-66 win on Friday night. Dainja, a player Illinois coach Brad Underwood calls “a dancing bear,” powered inside and…
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Pritzker signs reproductive rights expansion
Bill expands access to abortion, gender-affirming treatments
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‘All clear’ given after bomb threat called into Davenport Hall
URBANA – Police say there were no injuries or signs of explosives found after a bomb threat was called into Davenport Hall on the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign campus. University police issued an ‘all-clear’ Illini-Alert system message around 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Davenport Hall is located at 607 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana. Police…
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217 Today: Many Illinois sheriffs oppose new assault weapon ban
Friday, January 13, 2023 Today’s headlines: In their recent lame-duck session, Illinois lawmakers approved new spending including nearly $300 million to help asylum seekers. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker criticized several suburban and downstate sheriffs for their vows not to enforce the assault weapons ban he signed this week. There is a significant increase in food waste…
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Many Illinois sheriffs oppose assault weapons ban
MACOMB — A number of sheriffs in Illinois –including those in McDonough and Knox counties — have issued statements saying they won’t enforce an assault weapons ban signed this week by Governor J.B. Pritzker. The Protect Illinois Communities Act The measure (HB 5471) became law upon the governor’s signature. It bans AR-15 style guns. However,…
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Former Congressman Rodney Davis has been hired by a lobbying firm
Former Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis has been hired as a lobbyist. The Taylorville Republican will become a managing director for Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies. In his new job, Davis will provide counsel to the firm’s government relations clients.
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Bill guaranteeing workers five days of paid leave will head to governor
One hour of time off would accrue for every 40 hours worked
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Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54
Lisa Marie Presley, a singer, Elvis’ only daughter and a dedicated keeper of her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54.
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Amid a national egg shortage, local farmers continue to deliver
CHAMPAIGN — Americans have felt the pain of inflation in grocery stores this year. The USDA estimates that the cost of groceries was 10.6 percent higher in November 2022 than November 2021. Prices may finally be on their way down as the Federal Reserve tinkers with interest rates, but the cost of one product –…
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Sheriffs say they want no role in enforcing state’s assault weapon registry
Approximately 80 top law enforcement officials issue warning.
