Sarah Mansur | Capitol News Illinois
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Sarah Mansur is a contributor from Capitol News Illinois.
Illinois legislators ran out of time on bills to, among other things, expand vote-by-mail, allow lawmakers to conduct business remotely during the pandemic and eliminate newly expanded income tax deductions for business owners.
The minimum wage also increases to $11 an hour.
The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy was notified on Dec. 22 of the resident’s positive test for Legionnaires’ disease, a severe pneumonia caused by the inhalation of waterborne bacteria.
A Sangamon County judge has essentially voided an order by another judge in a case brought by Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey, who was kicked out of an Illinois House of Representatives session after he refused to wear a mask.