Parental notice of abortion law officially ends Parental notice of abortion law officially ends Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Doctors in Illinois may now perform abortions on minors without notifying the child’s parents or obtaining a judicial bypass of the notification requirement.
Study: State’s broadband investment will help address ‘digital divide,’ ‘pay for itself’ Study: State’s broadband investment will help address ‘digital divide,’ ‘pay for itself’ Tuesday, May 31, 2022 A $400 million investment in broadband internet infrastructure approved by Illinois lawmakers in 2019 could pay for itself by added tax revenues alone within four years of completion of construction, according to a new study.
New law provides $700 million for nursing home staffing New law provides $700 million for nursing home staffing Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will pump an additional $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursing homes, provided they use that money to increase staff and wages in their... Read more
Former lawmaker sentenced in bribery scheme Former lawmaker sentenced in bribery scheme Thursday, May 26, 2022 Former state Rep. Luis Arroyo was sentenced this week to nearly five years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving a state senator and one of Arroyo’s private lobbying clients... Read more
Republican governor candidates on the issues Republican governor candidates on the issues Thursday, May 26, 2022 Abortion, January 6, Donald Trump, Critical Race Theory and whether Joe Biden is rightfully the president of the United States were the basis of questions asked to a field of six Republican... Read more
ANALYSIS: Illinois’ official U.S. census numbers have not changed ANALYSIS: Illinois’ official U.S. census numbers have not changed Thursday, May 26, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday that he is asking President Joe Biden and the federal government to increase Illinois’ share of federal funding to reflect the results of a recent Census Bureau... Read more
GOP debate: Candidates address rising crime, Texas school shooting GOP debate: Candidates address rising crime, Texas school shooting Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The six Republican candidates for Illinois governor faced off Tuesday night in Chicago, albeit on two separate debate stages, hours after a shooting at a Texas elementary school that dominated a... Read more
GOP Floor Leader Batinick ready to ‘pass the baton’ GOP Floor Leader Batinick ready to ‘pass the baton’ Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Illinois House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick, a self-described “policy guy,” came to Springfield with the goal of pushing good policy. Read more