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An Illinois legislative committee has voted against a new push to extend the school mask mandate.
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Lawmakers discussed the next round of Business Interruption Grants while some are defending an Illinois abortion law involving minors.
Illinois has one-eighth of all lead service lines in the United States. Senators approved a proposal Friday night to finally have those pipes replaced.
On Friday, the Senate Veterans� Affairs Committee asked about the errors and lack of communication leading to 36 residents dying.
Republican lawmakers continue to call for an independent investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans� Home.
The lawmakers representing the LaSalle facility say the Pritzker administration ignored recommendations received after the Quincy Legionnaires� outbreak several years ago.
The Pritzker administration has terminated the top administrator from the LaSalle Veterans� Home after 32 veterans have died from COVID-19. Now, the Acting Assistant Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans� Affairs is stepping in.
More than 200 people in the home have contracted the coronavirus and 28 veterans have died.