SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a state budget Wednesday, Feb. 15 that anticipates continued strong revenue receipts even as federal COVID-19 stimulus funds dry up, allowing…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday, Feb. 10 signed 15 bills into law, tackling policy areas from tourism to prison reform and making it easier for people previously convicted…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s second-term legislative agenda will kick off in earnest next week as he proposes his fifth annual state budget to lawmakers in the General Assembly….
SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers on Tuesday, Nov. 29 announced a bipartisan plan to use state revenues to pay down the remaining $1.4 billion in debt taken on by the state’s Unemployment…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed 401 bills sent to him this calendar year, leaving just 10 of those passed by lawmakers this year awaiting his action as of Monday. His…
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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday, Jan. 13, expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health care services. House Bill 4664, passed Tuesday,…
SPRINGFIELD – When state lawmakers voted on bipartisan lines in 2019 to double Illinois’ motor fuel tax and raise several driving-related fees, it laid the groundwork for a $45…
Men killed in Chicago shootingsTwo men were killed Friday in shootings in Chicago. A 42-year-old man ...
Black Lives Matter founder takes ...A two-year controversy ended with the swearing-in ceremony of new members at ...
State loses more than 1,000 ...Illinois lost more than 1,000 jobs in April. Figures from the state's ...
Homer Glen man charged with ...A Homer Glen man has been charged with threatening a state representative ...
