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 starting from the moment the alleged injury or death took place.
State seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate hits lowest point since Oct. 23 State seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate hits lowest point since Oct. 23 Tuesday, January 19, 2021 The state’s COVID-19 seven-day average case positivity rate dropped to 5.7 percent Tuesday, the lowest it has been since Oct. 23. Read more
Heightened security measures remain in place at Illinois Capitol after quiet weekend Heightened security measures remain in place at Illinois Capitol after quiet weekend Monday, January 18, 2021 While there have been no confirmed threats made against the Illinois Capitol, heightened security measures remain in place “out of an abundance of caution” after a quiet weekend in the... Read more
COVID-19 mitigations rolled back in 9 regions COVID-19 mitigations rolled back in 9 regions Monday, January 18, 2021 Nine of 11 regions in the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan have seen mitigations lifted in the past week, with two moving all the way back to Phase 4 restrictions. 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
COVID-19 Update: New guidance on indoor dining, vaccination plan, new virus strain, sports COVID-19 Update: New guidance on indoor dining, vaccination plan, new virus strain, sports Friday, January 15, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker announced revisions to his COVID-19 mitigation tiers Friday that would allow earlier indoor dining, but no regions have thus far met the requirements. Read more
Pritzker activates National Guard as FBI warns of state capitol protests Pritzker activates National Guard as FBI warns of state capitol protests Friday, January 15, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker has activated 250 members of the Illinois National Guard amid FBI warnings of potential armed protests at the 50 U.S. state capitols in the days leading up to President-elect Joe... Read more