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– By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of a significant change in the state’s criminal justice system – the elimination of cash bail. It’s an issue that dominated the 2022 campaigns and has been both praised […]

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan....

While a wide-ranging criminal justice reform has received widespread attention, it is by no means the only new law that will take effect when the calendar turns over to 2023.

"These young leaders have a bright future of organizing and civic engagement that I am excited to watch. They could not have picked a better rock to represent the strength

A chance to use the common name of bloody butcher, a velvet buck feeding, the Michigan-record flathead catfish, and a quip aboout dolostone as Illinois’ official rock are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

I'm not a rock expert or collector but my 6-year-old daughter has a little collection from the backyard and one looks like Illinois' official state rock.

"These young leaders have a bright future of organizing and civic engagement that I am excited to watch. They could not have picked a better rock to represent the strength

Cooler than sandstone and packing a punch of magnesium, dolostone is Illinois new state rock thanks to the efforts of junior geologists from the suburbs. Gov. J.B. Pritzker made it official Monday.

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker joined legislators, students, and teachers at the Morton Arboretum to designate Dolostone as the official rock of the State of

Governor JB Pritzker has designated the official state rock of Illinois, and it's all thanks to a group of middle school students in Burr Ridge.