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 registration in prisons, among other topics.
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 benefits the majority party.
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
House passes bill to reclassify small-amount drug possession as misdemeanor House passes bill to reclassify small-amount drug possession as misdemeanor Thursday, April 22, 2021 A bill to lessen penalties for possessing and selling small amounts of drugs, including heroin and cocaine, narrowly passed out of the state House of Representatives Wednesday after a contentious... Read more
High court: Petition circulators confined to gathering signatures for one party High court: Petition circulators confined to gathering signatures for one party Wednesday, April 21, 2021 An Illinois Supreme Court decision Wednesday clarified that the state election code prohibits a person from collecting signatures for both a party candidate in a consolidated primary and an... Read more
State Board of Elections head to resign in June State Board of Elections head to resign in June Tuesday, April 20, 2021 The executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, who was placed on leave after being the subject of an extortion scheme online, will resign effective June 30, according to an... Read more
Audit of Springfield’s Lincoln Museum shows gaps in internal controls Audit of Springfield’s Lincoln Museum shows gaps in internal controls Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Leadership at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum assured state lawmakers Tuesday that its new policies for loaning artifacts will correct the insufficient oversight that led to... Read more
EPA report finds delays in inspections of cancer-causing emissions EPA report finds delays in inspections of cancer-causing emissions Monday, April 19, 2021 A senior federal official stalled inspections by regional offices to monitor cancer-causing emissions at suburban facilities in Illinois, according to a report by the inspector general which... Read more