Bills target pawnbrokers for tighter rate limits
— January 6, 2023SPRINGFIELD – Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are pushing legislation to put pawnbrokers under the same interest rate caps as payday lenders and other small-dollar,…
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State Supreme Court denies former lawmakers’ claim for back pay
— September 22, 2022SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday, Sept. 22 rejected a lawsuit filed by two former state legislators who sued for back pay they believed they were due for raises…
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Discussion focuses on how redistricting process will redefine politics in Illinois
— April 19, 2021After the 2020 census, every state, including Illinois, will create new electoral maps, redrawing district lines for state legislators. States with more than one U.S. representative,…
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Deaths of new mothers are on the rise in the U.S.
— March 18, 2019SPRINGFIELD — Deaths among pregnant and recently pregnant women have been on the rise in the U.S. for more than a decade, and a group of state lawmakers has introduced legislation…
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Illinois gun, abortion-related bills might wait until new year
— August 17, 2022SPRINGFIELD – In a series of downstate news conferences coinciding with the Illinois State Fair, Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week gave an update on the possibility of a special session,…
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Lawmakers eye limits on qualified immunity for law enforcement
— November 9, 2020SPRINGFIELD — State legislators are considering eliminating or limiting aspects of qualified immunity for law enforcement. Qualified immunity isn’t an explicit federal statute or…
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