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Illinois awards $31.5 million in grants funded by marijuana revenue

Thursday, January 21, 2021

The state announced Thursday that it has awarded $31.5 million in grants to 81 community organizations around Illinois to help fund legal services for low-income residents, youth development, violence prevention and economic development in areas hardest hit by the war on drugs.

Positivity rate progress sparks more mitigation movement

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Only one of the state’s 11 COVID-19 mitigation regions remains at the highest level of restricted activity Thursday as the statewide case positivity rate continues to decline.

Lame Duck Look Back: How the Black Caucus passed criminal justice reform

Thursday, January 21, 2021

This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the General Assembly in the...

Lame Duck Look Back: Education bill to revamp social studies classes

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the General Assembly in the...

State COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

The state continued to see progress with its rolling seven-day average COVID-19 case positivity rate, which decreased for the 12^th straight day Wednesday.

Steans to resign from Illinois Senate

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, plans to resign at the end of the month after a 12-year tenure in the Illinois Senate.

Lame Duck Look Back: Bill allows victims to collect pretrial interest on civil damages

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The Illinois General Assembly last week pushed through legislation to allow victims in all personal injury and wrongful death cases to collect interest on money they were awarded by a court...