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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jul 29, 12:56 AM

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Gov. Pritzker signs 'bell-to-bell' school cellphone ban into law

Chicago Sun-Times and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedOn Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that bans cellphones in public schools statewide.
What changedThe left frames it as "Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois school cellphone ban into law to make classrooms 'more co...". The center frames it as "Gov. Pritzker signs 'bell-to-bell' school cellphone ban into law".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois school cellphone ban into law to make classrooms 'more co...". The center frames it as "Gov. Pritzker signs 'bell-to-bell' school cellphone ban into law".

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Jul 28, 9:26 PM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

Jul 29, 12:01 AM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 40/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center ·News report

Gov. Pritzker signs 'bell-to-bell' school cellphone ban into law

On Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that bans cellphones in public schools statewide.

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Center-left ·News report

Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois school cellphone ban into law to make classrooms 'more conducive to learning'

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday intended to keep students’ eyes off their phones and on their schoolwork, adding Illinois to the list of states that ban distracting devices in t...

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