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Child care providers who accept a state subsidy are “trying to hold on,” as one provider says. Funding for the Child Care Assistance Program dried up last…
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The Illinois House has adjourned its two-year legislative session for good, without a vote on a minimum wage hike - meaning that Representatives will not…
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A revamped statewide minimum wage hike is in the works, following Chicago's passage of one for the city. As the legislative session nears its end,…
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The sponsor of a minimum wage hike says she'll push to get it passed during the legislature's veto session, which began today, Tues. Nov. 19.Sen. Kim…
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The Illinois General Assembly has approved legislation intended to make charter schools follow state laws for special education. But some lawmakers see…
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Gov. Pat Quinn says he supports asking voters whether Illinois' minimum wage ought to be raised to $10 an hour.The state Senate approved that question…
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A plan to raise the minimum wage in Illinois has cleared its first legislative hurdle. But as it moves through the General Assembly, it continues to draw…
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The battle over raising the minimum wage got lot louder on Wednesday. Several hundred minimum wage workers and union members rallied in the Capitol.A…
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Illinois lawmakers are considering what steps police should have to take before questioning kids at school.The legislation would basically make police…
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As we get ready to welcome 2014, we thought we’d take a few minutes to reflect on some of the voices in the news this past year in Illinois state politics…