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New Illinois college admission requirements to take effect at start of 2022

By John Suayan | Dec 24, 2021

Beginning the first day of next year, students seeking to attend a public university in Illinois are required to complete three years of science, according to a legislative update from the office of State Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-Pontiac).

Haas on redistricting: 'Democrats have fallen back on the same disingenuous process'

By John Suayan | Sep 4, 2021

State Rep. Jackie Haas (R-Kankakee) decried what she claimed is Democratic lawmakers’ eschewing a bipartisan effort to craft Illinois’s new redistricting map.

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Joyce warns of 'cost of doing nothing,' advocates clean, responsible Illinois energy package

By John Suayan | Aug 8, 2021

State Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) continues to push for the creation of a responsible energy package that will protect jobs and secure Illinois’ clean energy future.

Haas: Mental health bill 'even more important' because of pandemic

By John Suayan | Apr 27, 2021

The upper chamber of the General Assembly has passed several pieces of legislation pertaining to mental health and could approve a House bill that places mental telehealth services under the umbrella of insurance coverage.