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Cold War Veteran License Plates for Illinois

August 19, 2019

Original story written for NPR by Zach Wilson on August 16th. Link to original article may be found HERE A special license plate will soon be available for another group of Illinois veterans. State Representative Dan Swanson from Woodhull, a veteran himself, sponsored legislation to create a license plate for veterans of the Cold…

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EpiPens Must be Covered Under New Illinois Law (VIDEO)

August 15, 2019

Original Report by NBC 5’s Sabrina Santucci on Thursday, August 15th. Link to video may be found HERE

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Illinois becomes first state to require insurers to cover EpiPens for kids, but questions remain about costs

August 14, 2019

Original story written by Lisa Schencker for the Chicago Tribune on August 14th, 2019. Link to original article may be found HERE Photo credit to Rich Pedroncelli for the Associated Press. Health insurance companies will have to cover life-saving EpiPens or similar devices for kids with allergies under a new state law that takes effect…

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Cruel cosmetics banned in Illinois; third U.S. state to do so after California, Nevada

August 13, 2019

Original Article written by Kitty Block and Sara Amundson for the Humane Society of the United States Blog on August 13th, 2019. Link to original article may be found HERE By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson The United States has moved one step closer to ending unnecessary cosmetics testing on animals, as Illinois becomes the…

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Pritzker signs law letting McHenry County voters dissolve townships

August 9, 2019

Original article written by Steve Zalusky for the Daily Herald on 8/9/19. Photo taken from Blue Room Stream. Link to original article may be found HERE Gov. J.B. Pritzker is using McHenry County as a test case for the consolidation of local government. The governor signed into law Friday a bill that will hand taxpayers…

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New Study Finds Prevalence of Sesame Allergy, as Illinois Becomes First State to Mandate Sesame Labeling on Packaged Foods

August 7, 2019

Original Article published by Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman LLP on August 7th, 2019 for the National Law Review. Link to original story may be found HERE A new study by researchers from Northwestern University found that 0.49% of Americans, or 1.5 million children and adults, reported having an allergy to sesame, based on…

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What to do about property taxes? Gov. J.B. Pritzker asks a task force to figure it out

August 5, 2019

Written by Jamie Munks for the Chicago Tribune on 8/2/2019. Link to original article may be found HERE Photo credit to Terrence Antonio James, photographer for the Chicago Tribune. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Friday creating a task force to make recommendations on ways to alleviate the rising property tax burden on Illinois homeowners.…

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Sesame Allergy Rates Are Increasing: Here’s What to Know

August 3, 2019

Original story written by Kristen Fischer on August 2nd, 2019, for Healthline.com Link to original article may be found HERE Sesame allergy is more common than most people may think, according to a new studyTrusted Source published today in JAMA Network Open. More than 1 million children and adults in the United States have the allergy,…

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Illinois’ sesame labeling law likely to pull nation’s food producers into the requirement

August 2, 2019

Story originally published for The Center Square on August 1st, 2019, by author Cole Lauterbach. Link to original article may be found HERE Illinois’ newest law is likely to have a nationwide effect on food warning labels across the country, according to an industry expert. The law enacted late last month requires any packaged retail product sold…

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Zip code breakdown shows where the money is in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan

July 22, 2019

Below is an article posted to the Chicago Tribune by contributor Dan Petrella on July 22nd, 2019. Link to original article may be found HERE. Photo credit to Stacey Wescott of the Chicago Tribune. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has pitched his graduated-rate income tax plan by emphasizing that only a tiny sliver of Illinois residents…

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Cold War Veteran License Plates for Illinois

EpiPens Must be Covered Under New Illinois Law (VIDEO)

Illinois becomes first state to require insurers to cover EpiPens for kids, but questions remain about costs

Cruel cosmetics banned in Illinois; third U.S. state to do so after California, Nevada

Pritzker signs law letting McHenry County voters dissolve townships

New Study Finds Prevalence of Sesame Allergy, as Illinois Becomes First State to Mandate Sesame Labeling on Packaged Foods

What to do about property taxes? Gov. J.B. Pritzker asks a task force to figure it out

Sesame Allergy Rates Are Increasing: Here’s What to Know

Illinois’ sesame labeling law likely to pull nation’s food producers into the requirement

Zip code breakdown shows where the money is in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan

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Red-Light Camera Backlash Gains Bipartisan Momentum in Springfield

State, Village Leaders Tour Wheeling Solar Panel

Carroll-Backed School Safety Measure Now Law

Carroll Tackles Property Tax Relief through Government Consolidation Committee