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News from May 2023

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Attorney General Raoul Applauds Senate Committee Passage Of Legislation To Hold Gun Industry Accountable For Unlawful Consumer Practices

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 20, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the Senate Executive Committee passage of his Firearm Industry Responsibility Act to hold the gun industry accountable for unlawful sales and marketing tactics.

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“APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 19

By Prairie State Wire | May 20, 2023

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE” on May 19.

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“House of Representatives” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 19

By Prairie State Wire | May 20, 2023

“House of Representatives” was published on page S1757 of the Congressional Record on May 19.

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Durbin, Klobuchar Reintroduce Comprehensive Legislation To Address Threats Targeting Election Workers

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 20, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, reintroduced comprehensive legislation to address threats to election workers.

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Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Pleas In Fayette County Child Pornography Ring

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 19, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a Vandalia, Illinois couple pleaded guilty in Fayette County Circuit Court to possessing and disseminating child pornography. The 2021 case was a result of an investigation Raoul’s office conducted into an alleged child pornography ring operating in Fayette County and is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child pornography online.

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Fayette Avenue project in Effingham begins May 30

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 19, 2023

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the first phase will begin May 30 on the $21.8 million Fayette Avenue reconstruction and widening, a critical safety and capacity project through Effingham that languished for years before coming to life under Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program. Connecting Interstate 70 to downtown Effingham, the new and improved Fayette Avenue will help reduce congestion along a busy commercial corridor, increase transportation options for residents and enhance local quality of life.

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Senate Confirms Anthony Johnstone To The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 19, 2023

Under The Leadership Of Chair Durbin, The Senate Has Confirmed 120 Judges To Lifetime Appointments On The Federal Bench During The Biden Administration

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Statewide Citizen's Committee on Abuse and Neglect met March 1

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | May 19, 2023

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Statewide Citizen's Committee on Abuse and Neglect met Wednesday, March 1

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare Task Force met April 19

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | May 19, 2023

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare Task Force met Wednesday, April 19

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Illinois GOP House members support extension request for ‘Invest in Kids’ Scholarship Fund’

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

With the Invest in Kids’ Scholarship Fund in danger of sunsetting several members of the Illinois General Assembly have banded together to add an extension to the program.

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Illinois: 26 people age 25 and younger are estimated to have died during week ending April 29

By Prairie State Wire | May 18, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 26 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending April 29.

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Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Plea In Case Stemming From Ongoing Investigation Into Suburban Drug, Gun Activity

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that a DuPage County man pleaded guilty to a weapons charge that was the result of an ongoing investigation involving illegal firearm and drug sales throughout several Chicagoland counties.

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Gov. Pritzker Statement on the House Passage of House Bill 218

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

Following the Senate passage of House Bill 218, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement:

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Fayette Avenue reconstruction begins under Rebuild Illinois program

By Prairie State Wire | May 18, 2023

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the commencement of the first phase of a $21.8 million project to reconstruct and widen Fayette Avenue in Effingham. The project, set to begin on May 30, is part of Governor JB Pritzker's Rebuild Illinois capital program. This initiative aims to improve safety and capacity along a vital commercial corridor connecting Interstate 70 to downtown Effingham.

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Top campaign contribution recipients in Illinois for the week of May 7

By Prairie State Wire | May 18, 2023

The following political organizations received the most campaign contributions in Illinois during the week of May 7.

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Duckworth, Durbin and Quigley Announce $200 Million for CTA Railcar Replacement

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) announced $200,000,000 in federal funding for the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) railcar replacement efforts.

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Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Press Fda For Timely Implementation Of Ban On Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

.On The One-Year Anniversary Of FDA Announcement Of Proposed Rules To End The Sale Of Menthol As A Characterizing Flavor In Cigarettes And A Ban On All Flavors In Cigars, Lawmakers Remain Concerned About The Timing, Implementation, And Enforcement Of These Rules.

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Latino Advisory Council met April 19

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | May 18, 2023

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Latino Advisory Council met Wednesday, April 19

Illinois State Board of Education Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board met April 14

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | May 18, 2023

Illinois State Board of Education Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board met Friday, April 14

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“Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 15

By Prairie State Wire | May 17, 2023

“Cloture Motion (Executive Session)“ was published in the Senate section on page S1645 on May 15