Bill aims to regulate homemade guns, blueprints
A bill introduced last week in the Illinois House would add several layers of state regulation to the production and...
Retailers say minimum wage hike an ‘open invitation to move’
A group of downstate business owners on Monday warned of dire consequences should a $15 per-hour minimum wage hike which...
Green energy group announces plan to move Illinois toward 100 percent renewable energy
Rep. Will Davis, a Hazel Crest Democrat, plans to introduce legislation in the next two weeks that would move Illinois...
Senate Democrats send minimum wage bill to House
A bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage passed the state Senate on partisan lines Thursday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker made...
Senate Committee moves minimum wage bill to floor
Two committee rooms one floor apart in the Illinois State Capitol on Wednesday had concurrent discussions of a bill to...
Leaked Pritzker memo details minimum wage increase
As Gov. J.B. Pritzker eyes the passage of a minimum wage hike prior to his Feb. 20 budget address, unofficial...
Senate Education Committee votes to increase statewide teacher minimum wage
The minimum wage for Illinois teachers has been stagnant for nearly 40 years, but a bill which passed the state...
Senate Labor Committee discusses path to $15 minimum wage
Divisions between business and labor interests were on display Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Illinois Senate Labor Committee’s hearing on...
House Rules Committee to maintain power in legislative process
The five-member Illinois House Rules Committee will maintain its power over the legislative process for the 101st General Assembly despite...
Education Committee votes to reinstate classroom time mandate
There was general agreement at the Senate Education Committee meeting that the definition of a “school day” is changing, but...
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