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Proposed Illinois legislation would expel students who commit sexual assaults in schools

The bill was introduced last year after a state senator found that a student in his district was allowed to stay in class after sexually assaulting another student.

Yahoo · 1h

'Cannot be swept under the rug': Bill would require Illinois students who commit sexual assault to be expelled

School boards may be required to expel students who sexually assault another student under school supervision, thanks to a bill brought forward by Central Illinois legislators.

The Center Square on MSN · 20h

Bill would expel students for at least a year if they commit a sexual assault

A sexual assault involving school kids in a small central Illinois community has prompted an Illinois lawmaker to take action. State Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield, said he was shocked to find out that the student who committed the sexual assault was allowed to stay in class.

Illinois, Republicans and Supreme Court

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Illinois Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss ‘gerrymandered’ legislative map

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021.

Belleville News-Democrat on MSN · 20h

Illinois House Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss out legislative map

The lawsuit comes after House Republicans failed to gain seats in the two election cycles since a new map was drawn in 2021 following the census and implemented for the 2022 election. Republicans lost five seats in 2022 and failed to win any back in 2024, leaving House Democrats with 78 members in the 118-member House.

WBBM Radio Chicago on MSN · 20h

Illinois GOP lawmakers seek to redraw state’s legislative map

Republicans in the Illinois House say the state’s current legislative map is unconstitutional and illegally favors Democrats, and the GOP is asking the state’s Supreme Court to intervene.

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Miller points to Springfield as cause of Illinois’ mass layoffs, business closures

Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller says he speaks from painful experience when it comes to the subject of the state’s long ...

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Dave Joens grew up reading about Illinois history. Now, he retires after 20 years preserving it as state archivist

Dave Joens has led the Illinois State Archives, the government agency tasked with preserving official government documents ...

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Illinois House lawmakers file almost 1,800 new bills only 2 weeks into legislative session

Notable bills include legalizing psilocybin, creating a new alternative to incarceration and banning single-use plastic and ...

Legislation calls for reparations in Illinois

A measure introduced in Springfield would require corporations seeking to do business in Illinois to pay reparations if the ...

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Illinois lawmakers introduce bill requiring law enforcement to work with ICE, repeal TRUST Act

Legislation introduced by Illinois Senate Republicans looks to require local authorities to work with U.S. Immigration and ...

Best independent coffee shop in Illinois is found in Springfield, new report finds

The best independent coffee shop in Illinois is found in Springfield, according to a new report. What's your favorite coffee ...

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Madigan case: Jury to decide fate of alleged ‘Grand Masters of Corruption’

Jurors started deliberating at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Judge John Robert Blakey handed the case to the jury shortly after 3 p.m.

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