Pritzker signs revised state legislative maps
— September 24, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Despite opposition from Republicans as well as reform groups, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday, Sept. 24 signed into law the revised state legislative district maps that…
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Senate OKs Pritzker’s amendatory veto on budget to fix errors
— June 15, 2021SPRINGFIELD — The state Senate on Tuesday, June 15 approved a change to next year’s budget at the request of Gov. J.B. Pritzker to correct drafting errors in the measure that passed…
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Senate committee advances bills on sex education
— May 5, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Legislation that would overhaul sex education in Illinois and a measure to decriminalize the transmission of HIV were among several bills that passed the Senate Executive…
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Affordable housing tax credit bill advances
— April 20, 2021SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would offer state tax credits to owners and developers of affordable housing units has passed out of committee at the Illinois Capitol. Senate Bill 2445,…
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Committee questions unemployment benefits backlog
— February 11, 2021SPRINGFIELD —Representatives of the Illinois Department of Employment Security on Wednesday, Feb. 10 testified before the Senate Labor Committee about fraudulent claims, continued…
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Illinois Senate passes Medicare, tax zone legislation
— May 7, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Capping off a slow legislative week as the General Assembly grapples with drawing redistricting maps, the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year and massive energy…
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Date set for state senator’s embezzlement trial
— April 28, 2021SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Tom Cullerton, who was indicted in 2019 on charges of embezzlement, is set to go to trial in February next year, a federal judge said on Tuesday, April 27….
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Senators question state public health officials on vaccine rollout
— February 12, 2021SPRINGFIELD – State senators questioned public health officials regarding the state’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts in a Thursday, Feb. 11 hearing, one day after Gov. J.B. Pritzker…
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