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This is Mila Koumpilova, one of the reporters at Chalkbeat Chicago, here with our top stories.
My colleague Makiya Seminera has an update about a bill restricting student cell phone use in schools that didn’t quite make it across the legislative finish line last year despite strong backing from Gov. JB Pritzker. But after some amendments that supporters say strengthened the proposal and another show of support from the governor, the bill ran into little pushback in Springfield this year. It will go into effect in 2027.
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