Members of the 103rd General Assembly take the oath of office

(The Center Square) – The 103rd Illinois General Assembly is officially underway for a new two-year term after members of the House of Representatives and the Senate were sworn in during separate ceremonies Wednesday in Springfield.

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Pritzker to police on gun ban enforcement: ‘They will do their job or won’t be in their job’

(The Center Square) – With a new ban on certain guns now in place in Illinois, some have said they won’t comply. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has a message for law enforcement: Do your job or else. Gun-rights groups say the ban won’t last long.

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From payroll debate to Nootbaar’s star turn, Cardinals Winter Warm-Up will be buzzing

We’re one week away from the unofficial first pitch of the 2023 Cardinals season.

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As woeful season ends for Chicago Bears, clock is ticking on team’s potential move to Arlington Heights

With the Chicago Bears’ season mercifully ending Sunday in a 29-13 loss to Minnesota, focus turns to the prospects for building a new stadium in Arlington Heights.

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Op-Ed: New lawmakers’ top priority should be tax relief for Illinoisans

New Illinois lawmakers who will be sworn into office Jan. 11 would serve their state well if they started their terms by providing overtaxed Illinoisans with economic relief.

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Illinois legislators to get raises after Pritzker signs $1.7 billion spending bill

(The Center Square) – Hours after the Illinois Senate approved a bill to spend $1.7 billion of taxpayer resources and give themselves raises, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the measure into law.

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Pritzker lays out second-term agenda after inauguration

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is now in his second term.

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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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Bills’ Damar Hamlin back in Buffalo to continue recovery

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was released from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Monday after spending almost a week in the hospital following his cardiac arrest on the field at Paycor Stadium.

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