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Court order boosts funding plea as lawmakers build budget JOHN O'CONNOR, AP Political Writer April 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Tyrone T., left, and Jack L., discuss their jobs which have been on hold because of the COVID 19 pandemic in this April 1, 2021, photo at the Springfield, Ill., group home they live in operated by Sparc, an agency devoted to assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A state study prompted by a federal consent decree reports that it would cost the state $329 million this year alone to meet the 2011 court order's demands exp...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials are following the lead of...

In fireworks-wary Illinois, 'fountain' sparklers are debated Sign In JOHN O'CONNOR, AP Political Writer April 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3This photo provided by Philip Zaleski, Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Executive Director, shows ground based sparklers in Huntley, Ill., on March 30, 2021. Fireworks enthusiasts want Illinois lawmakers to loosen some of the nation's stricter laws by legalizing backyard ground-based sparklers called "fountains." The bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Bob Rita of Blue Island is awaiting a House floor vote. (Connie Freise/Illinois Ground Base...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The hand-picked successor to former House Speaker Michael...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat who set much of Illinois'...