Proposal would require Illinois high schools to provide path to associate degree
A state senator wants to give all Illinois high school students the opportunity to walk across the graduation stage with...
Senate bill would block presidential candidates from ballot without release of tax returns
A bill making its way through the Illinois Senate would prevent any presidential or vice-presidential candidate from appearing on state...
State legislators aim to address rising maternal mortality rate
Deaths among pregnant and recently pregnant women have been on the rise in the U.S. for more than a decade,...
Pritzker unveils tax calculator, calls for specific counterproposals to graduated tax plan
Passage of a statewide graduated income tax structure isn’t possible until after November 2020, but Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker continued...
Senate Education Committee advances e-learning compromise
Illinois’ five-hour classroom time mandate would be reinstated, but school districts would still be able to maintain and expand e-learning...
Pritzker releases initial rates in push for income tax overhaul
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker framed Illinois’ $3.2 billion structural budget deficit as having three possible solutions Thursday: a 15 percent...
Illinois’ economy grew faster than expected last year; slowdown predicted in next two years
Illinois’ economy grew at a faster rate than expected in fiscal year 2019, but government forecasters warn of a potential...
Statewide bag tax advances out of Senate committee
A bill levying a 7-cent tax on plastic and paper shopping bags advanced out of the state Senate’s revenue committee...
AARP-backed bill would penalize nursing homes for staff shortages
Senior care advocates promoted legislation Wednesday that is aimed at enforcing minimum staffing mandates, limiting the use of psychotropic drugs...
New ISBE superintendent supportive of added education funding
During just her third day on the job, Illinois State Board of Education Superintendent Carmen Ayala told a Senate appropriations...
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