Governor weighs in on criminal justice reform bill Governor weighs in on criminal justice reform bill Monday, January 11, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker took questions on a massive criminal justice omnibus bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus on Monday, noting he was generally “in favor of the process and the work that the Black Caucus has done overall.”
Economic equity bill draws scrutiny Economic equity bill draws scrutiny Sunday, January 10, 2021 As the General Assembly’s lame duck session moved into its third day, lawmakers in both chambers turned their attention to a sweeping bill aimed at narrowing economic disparities faced by Black and brown communities in Illinois.
State House continues to debate police reform omnibus State House continues to debate police reform omnibus Sunday, January 10, 2021 The Illinois House of Representatives continued to debate a massive criminal justice omnibus bill Sunday that would transform policing practices in the state. 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
State COVID-19 rolling positivity rate falls below 8 percent State COVID-19 rolling positivity rate falls below 8 percent Sunday, January 10, 2021 Illinois reported another 4,711 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 81 additional virus-related deaths Sunday as the rolling seven-day average positivity rate fell below 8 percent. 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
Higher education reform bill unveiled Higher education reform bill unveiled Saturday, January 9, 2021 A bill aimed at making college education and teacher preparation programs more accessible and affordable for people of color began working its way through the General Assembly ON Saturday with the... Read more
Legislation backed by Attorney General Raoul would reform police certification Legislation backed by Attorney General Raoul would reform police certification Saturday, January 9, 2021 A new bill backed by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul would revamp the way police certification works in Illinois. Read more