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"The Pretrail Fairness provisions are an overreach, vague, and unconstitutional." #safetact

As federal funds dry up, he said, the emergency housing system could end up in worse shape than it was prior to the pandemic if more funds are not made available. #homelessness

Minimum wage workers are encouraged to keep a close eye on their paychecks in the new year as any time worked in 2023 must reflect the new $13 an hour minimum wage. #minimumwage

No longer needed or working holiday lights, LED lights and cords are being collected for recycling through January 25, 2023. #orlandpark

The Illinois Safe Children Act assures that children who are coerced into human trafficking/prostitution are innocent and immune from criminal prosecution and will be placed in the child welfare system with DCFS instead of the criminal justice system. #humantrafficking

One of the main focus points of the program is financial literacy taught at a young age. #kabillionaire

Residents are again strongly encouraged to avoid the roads if at all possible until snowfall ends on Saturday. Two warming centers with limited capacity will be opened and available in Harvey. #harvey

The Academy program covered six weeks in which seniors learned about protecting themselves from crime and how to prevent crime. #ccso

Despite Democrats’ appeal for the U.S. Census to revise the state’s population upward, Illinois’ population still declined 1.1% to 12.67 million people. #illinois

“The gruesome and unjust murder of Emmett Till serves as one of the most well-known examples of a lynching in American history,” said Rep. Rush. #emmetttill