Court rulings supercharge Illinois’ strongest-in-nation biometric privacy law Court rulings supercharge Illinois’ strongest-in-nation biometric privacy law Tuesday, February 28, 2023 In the wake of a pair of recent decisions from the Illinois Supreme Court strengthening the state’s law governing how companies must treat employees’ and customers’ biometric data, longtime critics of the law see an opening to weaken it.
After Pritzker’s budget address, lawmakers jockey for their own spending priorities After Pritzker’s budget address, lawmakers jockey for their own spending priorities Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Even factoring in the possibility of a “mild recession” this year, the proposed budget Gov. JB Pritzker laid out on Wednesday includes nearly $50 billion in state spending, bolstered by projections of continued near record-high tax revenues.
Advocacy groups push for expansive paid family, medical leave in Illinois Advocacy groups push for expansive paid family, medical leave in Illinois Thursday, February 9, 2023 A coalition of advocacy and labor groups is pushing for a state law to give Illinois workers 26 weeks of paid leave if they need to recover from an illness, domestic or sexual violence, or take... Read more
Illinois’ biometric privacy law strengthened by latest high court ruling Illinois’ biometric privacy law strengthened by latest high court ruling Friday, February 3, 2023 People who’ve been subject to fingerprinting, face or retinal scans as either employees or customers of Illinois companies have five years to file lawsuits if they believe the business... Read more
Illinois’ COVID-19 disaster proclamation to end in May Illinois’ COVID-19 disaster proclamation to end in May Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Exactly 38 months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Illinois will no longer be under a disaster proclamation as of May 11, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday. Read more
Gun rights advocates file opening legal challenges to Illinois’ assault weapons ban Gun rights advocates file opening legal challenges to Illinois’ assault weapons ban Tuesday, January 17, 2023 A trio of gun owners and a firearms retailer in southeastern Illinois have filed the first two lawsuits in what’s expected to be a flurry of litigation against the state’s new law... Read more
Sheriffs say they want no role in enforcing state’s assault weapon registry Sheriffs say they want no role in enforcing state’s assault weapon registry Thursday, January 12, 2023 Dozens of county sheriffs in Illinois — approximately “80-ish,” per Illinois Sheriffs’ Association head Jim Kaitschuck — say they’ll refuse to enforce a... Read more
Legal protections for abortion providers, seekers poised for Pritzker’s signature Legal protections for abortion providers, seekers poised for Pritzker’s signature Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Democrats in the General Assembly on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging measure aimed at shoring up Illinois’ position as a “haven” for abortion access in the Midwest, including... Read more