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Task Force To Examine Illinois School Safety
Task Force To Examine Illinois School Safety
Task Force To Examine Illinois School Safety
Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network Could Sandy Hook happen here? Of course. With that and other school shootings in mind, the state created a School Security and Standards Task Force, which has put together a preliminary report. “There are already programs to have a set number of drills,” says State Rep...
NIU Forms Sex Assault Task Force
NIU Forms Sex Assault Task Force
NIU Forms Sex Assault Task Force
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University has formed a task force to address concerns about sexual assaults on campus. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports University President Doug Baker announced the creation of the group Wednesday...
Illinois House Heroin Task Force Learning About Addiction
Illinois House Heroin Task Force Learning About Addiction
Illinois House Heroin Task Force Learning About Addiction
Not only is heroin an addictive drug, but some of its cousins – legal prescription drugs – are just as addictive, and they’re sometimes overprescribed, an addictions expert told members of the Illinois House. Speaking to a heroin task force at the Capitol, Dr...
New Effort To Legalize Marijuana In Illinois
New Effort To Legalize Marijuana In Illinois
New Effort To Legalize Marijuana In Illinois
John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network State lawmakers from the Chicago area are pushing for the state to consider legalizing marijuana. State Reps. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago), Christian Mitchell (D-Chicago) and Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside) want the General Assembly to form a task force to come up with legislation to allow marijuana to be sold for recreational use...