Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 mitigations in schools Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 mitigations in schools Tuesday, February 15, 2022 A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, saying in part that those rules are still being litigated in a state appellate court.
Pritzker touts initiatives aimed at expanding health care workforce Pritzker touts initiatives aimed at expanding health care workforce Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker continued to promote his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year Tuesday, outlining his plan for rebuilding the state’s health care workforce during a stop at a Peoria community college.
‘A bit opaque’ and confidential: Behind Illinois’ gubernatorial pardon process ‘A bit opaque’ and confidential: Behind Illinois’ gubernatorial pardon process Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Jerame Simmons got his long-held wish in December when he became the chief of the fire department that dismissed him 24 years ago after he was charged with setting fire to a vacant house and... Read more
GOP lawmakers back effort to give DCFS workers pepper spray GOP lawmakers back effort to give DCFS workers pepper spray Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Republican lawmakers are calling for the passage of legislation that would allow Department of Children and Family Services workers to carry pepper spray for self-defense when investigating... Read more
Bill seeks pay raise for tipped workers Bill seeks pay raise for tipped workers Monday, February 14, 2022 A bill in the Illinois House would do away with the sub-minimum wage paid to waitresses, bartenders and other tipped service workers. Read more
AG asks state Supreme Court to force judge to impose legal sentence AG asks state Supreme Court to force judge to impose legal sentence Friday, February 11, 2022 Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a petition on Thursday asking the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in a controversial sexual assault case that ended with a circuit judge voiding his original... Read more
Gas companies push back against effort to repeal surcharge Gas companies push back against effort to repeal surcharge Thursday, February 10, 2022 Natural gas utilities in Illinois warned of job losses and possible risks to public safety if state lawmakers repeal a law allowing them to add a surcharge on customer bills that consumer... Read more
Republicans cite SAFE-T Act as reason Chicago man not charged with murder Republicans cite SAFE-T Act as reason Chicago man not charged with murder Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Illinois House Republicans on Wednesday continued a push to repeal a criminal justice reform bill passed one year ago, citing the law as the reason a Chicago man was not charged with murder for... Read more