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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Easing the college application process for high school students, state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, passed a measure out of the House on Monday that creates a direct admissions program to public universities in Illinois for high school and...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Dagmara “Dee” Avelar, D-Bolingbrook, is working to protectyoung people from the abusive practice of landlords dragging children into eviction cases.Avelar advanced legislation stopping landlords from suing children along with their...

Benton: Plainfield Community Condemns Act of Hate

PLAINFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Harry Benton released the following statement Sunday: “I join my Plainfield community in mourning the loss of a 6-year-old child, Wadea Al-Fayoume and praying for the recovery of his mother, Hanaan Shahin. This brutal violence is tragic...