Illinois quick hits: Madigan trial to begin April 2024; Soldier Field renovation plans released

The racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been set for April 1, 2024.

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RLC to host Annual “REC the Scale Challenge: for community members

Rend Lake College will be hosting its annual REC the Scale Challenge from January 3 to April 7, 2023.

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RLC Nursing to host series of Spring information meetings

INA, Ill. — Are you interested in pursuing a nursing degree? Get all the information you need to know about the program, from application to graduation, at our upcoming information sessions. RLC Nursing officials and faculty will be available to answer any questions you may have about the program and to give tours of our facilities.

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Illinois lawmakers advance state government pay raises, Pritzker’s ‘closing fund’

SPRINGFIELD — Officials at the highest levels of state government appear set to receive substantial pay raises this month after the House and Senate passed a budget bill that would also advance a $400 million business incentive fund proposal pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker

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Jim Durkin, Illinois House GOP leader, resigning seat in legislature

When Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin was subjected to a rare challenge of a legislative leader in a primary five years ago, he summed up his job duties in three sentences

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More than 30,700 mail-in ballots in Illinois for November election were rejected

(The Center Square) – About 30,700 mail-in ballots in Illinois were rejected statewide in last year’s November election, according to preliminary data from the Illinois State Board of Elections.

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No gun-ban bill approved over weekend by Illinois General Assembly

A Senate proposal to regulate guns in Illinois is now on file, but there’s pushback from Gov. J.B. Pritzker that it’s too watered down.

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U-Haul: Illinoisans continue to move out of state

(The Center Square) – Illinois is again near the bottom of a list of a moving company’s report showing one-way trucks moving out

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Report: Illinois to consider online casino gambling for tax revenue source

(The Center Square) – Illinois is one of several states poised to allow online casino-style gaming to help offset pandemic relief funding losses, a new report indicates.

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McCarthy Cuts Deal, Votes to Move in Next Ballot

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has made a major deal with key holdout votes Wednesday night, but the House voted 216-214 to adjourn until noon Thursday.

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