UPDATED: GOP lawmakers raise concerns about ‘decoupling’ bill UPDATED: GOP lawmakers raise concerns about ‘decoupling’ bill Friday, January 22, 2021 A bill endorsed by Gov. JB Pritzker that would eliminate expanded federal tax deductions for businesses created under the CARES Act, failed to pass in the lame duck session.
Steans to resign from Illinois Senate Steans to resign from Illinois Senate Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, plans to resign at the end of the month after a 12-year tenure in the Illinois Senate.
Lame Duck Look Back: Bill allows victims to collect pretrial interest on civil damages Lame Duck Look Back: Bill allows victims to collect pretrial interest on civil damages Tuesday, January 19, 2021 The Illinois General Assembly last week pushed through legislation to allow victims in all personal injury and wrongful death cases to collect interest on money they were awarded by a court... Read more
Vote by mail, remote voting, ‘decoupling’ bills fail in lame duck session Vote by mail, remote voting, ‘decoupling’ bills fail in lame duck session Monday, January 18, 2021 The 101st Illinois General Assembly took historic action by passing legislation to end cash bail prior to electing a Black House Speaker for the first time in the 102nd General Assembly. But... Read more
Permanent vote-by-mail expansion moves to House floor Permanent vote-by-mail expansion moves to House floor Tuesday, January 12, 2021 The House Executive Committee advanced an election bill that would make permanent some of the expansions to mail-in voting that were passed for the 2020 general election. Read more
UPDATED: State veterans affairs director resigns in aftermath of deadly COVID-19 outbreak UPDATED: State veterans affairs director resigns in aftermath of deadly COVID-19 outbreak Monday, January 11, 2021 Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Linda Chapa LaVia resigned Monday, more than two months after an outbreak was first reported at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that... Read more
Black Caucus unveils K-12 education reform bill Black Caucus unveils K-12 education reform bill Sunday, January 10, 2021 Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are advancing a K-12 education bill that would expand resources for marginalized students and reform education policies that disproportionately... Read more
House committee talks police reforms beyond scope of bill already filed House committee talks police reforms beyond scope of bill already filed Saturday, January 9, 2021 The House Judiciary Criminal Committee on Saturday spent more than three hours debating a slew of new criminal sentencing reforms that supporters hope will be tacked onto an omnibus criminal... Read more