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Pritzker signs Illinois ‘language equity’ law; 24% of residents don’t speak English

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81% Informative

Nearly 24% of Illinois residents speak a language other than English , with Spanish being the most common.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law to regulate language requirements at government agencies statewide.

The Language Equity and Access Act requires an annual compliance report to the Governor’s Office and the Illinois General Assembly .

VR Score

84

Informative language

84

Neutral language

72

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

67

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

1

Source diversity

1

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