Holiday displays – including the Satanic Temple’s – return to Illinois Capitol Holiday displays – including the Satanic Temple’s – return to Illinois Capitol Tuesday, December 6, 2022 The Satanic Temple of Illinois debuted a new display in the Illinois Capitol rotunda Tuesday, taking its place next to the annual Christmas and Hanukkah displays.
State elections board certifies 2022 results State elections board certifies 2022 results Monday, December 5, 2022 The Illinois State Board of Elections certified its election results Monday, putting the final stamp on another Democratic sweep of statewide offices.
Pretrial detention changes to SAFE-T Act will head to governor Pretrial detention changes to SAFE-T Act will head to governor Thursday, December 1, 2022 Lawmakers on Thursday passed a long-awaited amendment to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform’s provisions that will eliminate cash bail when the calendar hits 2023. Read more
Changes to cash bail statute surface before Thursday’s planned adjournment Changes to cash bail statute surface before Thursday’s planned adjournment Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Two days before lawmakers were scheduled to adjourn for the year, one of the lead negotiators of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform filed a long-awaited amendment detailing several changes to... Read more
Lawmakers announce bipartisan plan to pay down remaining unemployment debt Lawmakers announce bipartisan plan to pay down remaining unemployment debt Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Lawmakers on Tuesday announced a bipartisan plan to use state revenues to pay down the remaining $1.4 billion in debt taken on by the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund amid the... Read more
Curran eyes ‘balance’ as he prepares to lead Illinois Senate’s GOP minority Curran eyes ‘balance’ as he prepares to lead Illinois Senate’s GOP minority Friday, November 18, 2022 Senate Minority Leader-elect John Curran will take over a caucus that’s more than doubled in size by the majority-party Democrats. His goal: “Bring balance to state government.” Read more
With three session days left, SAFE-T Act changes could be forthcoming, ‘technical’ in nature With three session days left, SAFE-T Act changes could be forthcoming, ‘technical’ in nature Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Changes may yet come to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform before its Jan. 1 effective date, but some of its major proponents in the General Assembly said the results of the Nov. 8 general... Read more
GOP chooses new leadership in General Assembly as Dems retain control GOP chooses new leadership in General Assembly as Dems retain control Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Republicans chose new leadership for their caucuses in the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday night, while the two Democratic leaders have each announced they have the votes to maintain their... Read more