JJ Bullock
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House bill would guarantee admission to U of I system for some community college studentsApr 21, 2021 11:16 am - Illinois community college students would have a path to guaranteed admission into the University of Illinois system under legislation passed by the state House on Tuesd...
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More seniors could soon qualify for property tax freezeApr 22, 2021 5:42 pm - The income cap for Illinois senior citizens to qualify for a freeze on their property tax assessments could be raised from $65,000 to $75,000 under proposed legislation ...
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Are ties to marijuana industry a problem for suburban lawmaker seeking CBD rules?Apr 19, 2021 2:28 pm - Deerfield Democratic state Rep. Bob Morgan says the CBD Safety Act he sponsored would make consumers safer and would benefit Illinois growers of hemp, the source of many...
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Proposal would require businesses with 5 or more workers to offer retirement savings planApr 14, 2021 7:22 pm - The threshold for small businesses in Illinois to be required to offer workers a retirement savings plan would drop from 25 employees to five if legislation supported by...
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Illinois Lottery adds two Lotto drawings, but price to play doublesApr 06, 2021 5:53 am - The price to play the Illinois Lottery's Lotto game has doubled to $2 for every six-number lottery line picked by players as part of what lottery officials are calling "...
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Pritzker signs Morrison's vote-by-mail expansion legislation into lawApr 03, 2021 10:55 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed legislation that will allow expand the use of ballot drop boxes and curbside voting in Illinois elections. The law takes effect immed...
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Suburban lawmaker promotes 'Faith's Law' to combat sexual abuse in schoolsMar 30, 2021 11:31 am - In 2001, Faith Colson was a 17-year-old student at Schaumburg High School, where she was a varsity athlete and a good student with lots of friends. But something else wa...
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Bill authorizing mail-in voting, ballot drop boxes goes to PritzkerMar 26, 2021 12:40 pm - A bill that would allow use of ballot drop boxes, curbside voting and the acceptance of ballots regardless of insufficient postage was passed by the Illinois Senate and ...
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What will happen to land planned for Route 53 extension? A task force could decide its fateMar 25, 2021 6:47 am - What is to be done with the $54 million in land amassed over decades for the now-defunct northward extension of Route 53 might be decided by a 19-person task force propo...
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Republicans hope census delay will give them a role in drawing new political maps in IllinoisMar 22, 2021 6:23 am - Census delay could affect mapping power