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Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick, tribal chairman of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, speaks at a news conference at the Illinois Capitol in February. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

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Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes 1st federally recognized tribe in Illinois

Apr 23, 2024

The secretary of state’s downtown driver services facility is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

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Illinoisans can now get documents notarized online

Apr 23, 2024

Gov. JB Pritzker proclaims April 10, 2024, as “Lee Milner Day” at a special reception for Milner at the Illinois State Capitol pressroom. Milner passed away on April 17, 2024, and a visitation service will be held in Springfield on Tuesday, April 23. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

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Remembering Lee Milner

Apr 22, 2024

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Pritzker’s health insurance reforms targeting ‘utilization management’ clear House

Apr 19, 2024

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State Senate advances bill to ban food additives linked to health problems

Apr 18, 2024

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Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at G&W Electric Co. in Bolingbrook to highlight its microgrid, which includes one of the largest batteries in the country. Also pictured (left to right): Bolingbrook Mayor Mary Alexander-Basta, Commonwealth Edison CEO Gil Quiniones, and G&W chair and owner John Mueller. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

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Solar investments take center stage as questions loom on state’s renewable future

Apr 17, 2024

Rep. Fred Crespo, right, and Bridget Peach, executive director of the advocacy group ED-RED, testify in favor of special funding for the education of migrant students during a House committee hearing Tuesday, April 16. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

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Education leaders seek added state funding to help districts accommodate influx of migrants

Apr 17, 2024

Advocates from the organization Moms Demand Action gather outside the Illinois State Capitol on Tuesday. They are urging lawmakers to pass legislation they believe will reduce gun violence. (Capitol News Illinois image by Andrew Campbell)

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Advocates renew push to tighten firearm laws aimed at protecting domestic violence victims

Apr 16, 2024

The Michael A. Bilandic building, home to the offices of the Illinois Commerce Commission, is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)

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Regulators weigh future of gas industry in Illinois, while clamping down on Chicago utility

Apr 10, 2024

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Pritzker names Sen. Ann Gillespie new head of state insurance oversight agency

Apr 09, 2024

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‘The great show in the sky’: Solar eclipse will once again drive Illinois tourism

Apr 05, 2024

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Bill ending state’s tipped wage advances but prospects uncertain amid pushback

Apr 04, 2024

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Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet is pictured in a file photo in the Supreme Court chamber. He authored a unanimous opinion upholding the state’s lifetime residency restrictions for child sex offenders. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

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Court upholds law limiting where child sex offenders can live

Apr 04, 2024

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland addresses the second annual Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative conference. Garland highlighted federal investments in community-based organizations focused on stemming gun violence. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)

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In Chicago visit, Attorney General Garland announces $78M anti-violence initiative

Apr 03, 2024

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Ann Whalen, the early childhood transition director for Gov. JB Pritzker, testifies before a House budget committee about a plan to create a new state Department of Early Childhood. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

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Lawmakers question Pritzker’s plan for new early childhood agency

Apr 03, 2024

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Prisoner Review Board members (left to right) Julie Globokar, Darryldean Goff, Matthew Coates and Jeffrey Grubbs are pictured at the board’s March 28 meeting in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

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Amid controversy at Prisoner Review Board, Pritzker calls for more training as GOP again seeks reform

Apr 02, 2024

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The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)

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Defamation case linked to former Madigan aide sent back to Illinois

Apr 01, 2024

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State spends $73 million to protect Illinois’ only undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline

Mar 29, 2024

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