Trial date set for state senator charged with embezzlement Trial date set for state senator charged with embezzlement Tuesday, April 27, 2021 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.
Illinois to lose congressional seat based on 2020 census Illinois to lose congressional seat based on 2020 census Monday, April 26, 2021 The U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday Illinois will lose a seat in Congress based on the results of the 2020 census.
New state program aims for ‘one-on-one connections’ in communities to combat COVID-19 New state program aims for ‘one-on-one connections’ in communities to combat COVID-19 Monday, April 26, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new state program Monday that aims to increase vaccine access in low-income, vulnerable communities and to connect residents of those communities to COVID-19... Read more
Illinois General Assembly passes hundreds of bills as session end approaches Illinois General Assembly passes hundreds of bills as session end approaches Monday, April 26, 2021 The state Senate and House passed more than 750 bills last week, addressing isolated timeouts in schools, youth vaping, teaching Muslim history, the commemoration of Juneteenth and automatic voter... Read more
Lawmakers, Pritzker administration spar over projected fiscal year revenues Lawmakers, Pritzker administration spar over projected fiscal year revenues Friday, April 23, 2021 Members of an Illinois Senate committee sparred with officials from Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration Friday in a hearing on tax changes proposed by the governor in an effort to balance the... Read more
House passes bill reducing barriers to telehealth House passes bill reducing barriers to telehealth Friday, April 23, 2021 The Illinois House passed a bill Friday which would make COVID-19-related expansions to telehealth services permanent through state statute. Read more
Springfield Republican calls out Democrats for placing bill 'on review' Springfield Republican calls out Democrats for placing bill 'on review' Friday, April 23, 2021 Republican Rep. Tim Butler on Thursday accused the new Democratic leadership in the state House of Representatives of preserving practices from previous leadership which Republicans say unfairly... Read more
Illinois House OKs bill to license professional midwives Illinois House OKs bill to license professional midwives Thursday, April 22, 2021 The certified professional midwife profession in Illinois moved one step closer to becoming an officially licensed occupation on Thursday with the passage of House Bill 3401. Read more