Senate approves measure to crack down on ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ Senate approves measure to crack down on ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ Friday, March 31, 2023 A rush of legislation passed before a Friday deadline in the Senate included proposals aimed at protecting those seeking reproductive health care in Illinois.
‘You had a choice to make’: Defense paints cooperating witness in ComEd trial as opportunistic ‘You had a choice to make’: Defense paints cooperating witness in ComEd trial as opportunistic Friday, March 31, 2023 About an hour before sunrise on a mid-January morning in 2019, two FBI agents arrived at the home of Fidel Marquez’s mother, where the longtime executive of Commonwealth Edison had been staying.
Senate votes to lift nuclear construction ban Senate votes to lift nuclear construction ban Thursday, March 30, 2023 The Illinois Senate approved a measure on Thursday that would lift a 1980s-era moratorium on nuclear power plant construction. Read more
Former ComEd CEO sought soft landing for Madigan chief of staff who was fired for sexual harassment Former ComEd CEO sought soft landing for Madigan chief of staff who was fired for sexual harassment Thursday, March 30, 2023 In the weeks following then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s forced ouster of his longtime chief of staff following allegations of sexual harassment, a high-ranking Commonwealth... Read more
Senate passes bill protecting ‘child influencers’ Senate passes bill protecting ‘child influencers’ Wednesday, March 29, 2023 The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that gives financial protection to children whose parents make money posting videos of them on social media. Read more
Senate advances bill to log abuse cover-ups in state health care registry Senate advances bill to log abuse cover-ups in state health care registry Wednesday, March 29, 2023 The bill would prohibit health care workers who have been the subject of a substantiated claim of “material obstruction” of an abuse investigation from further employment in the health... Read more
Moon habitat named 2023’s ‘Coolest Thing Made in Illinois’ Moon habitat named 2023’s ‘Coolest Thing Made in Illinois’ Wednesday, March 29, 2023 The Rosenberg Moon Habitat was named 2023’s “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” Wednesday in a contest hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Read more
‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’: Secretly recorded videos show ComEd lobbyists discussing alleged bribery scheme ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’: Secretly recorded videos show ComEd lobbyists discussing alleged bribery scheme Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Longtime Commonwealth Edison contract lobbyist Jay Doherty thought he was merely reminiscing and giving advice to a colleague and friend in a February 2019 meeting set up by ex-ComEd executive... Read more