Bill would require faster reporting of opioid dispensing
Pharmacies in Illinois would have less time to report dispensing opioid medications and other controlled substances under a bill making...
Illinois’ Catholic bishops urge rejecting marijuana legalization
Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois will face stiff opposition this year from leaders of the state's largest religious...
Windhorst vows to work for southern Illinois, conservative principles in Springfield
When newly-elected state Rep. Patrick Windhorst sat down for an interview on Tuesday, Jan. 29, he and other House Republicans...
Rep. Tom Weber optimistic as 101st General Assembly begins
On his first business day in the Illinois Statehouse, newly-elected Rep. Tom Weber settled into his new office, a jar...
Already tested, Wilcox begins first elected term in Senate
Newly-elected state Sen. Craig Wilcox already has a slight leg up on his other freshman colleagues in the Illinois General...
Lawmakers asked to give ‘full faith and credit’ to College Illinois savings plan
The director of a state-run college savings program urged Illinois lawmakers to back the program with the “full faith and...
State’s new ag director talks trade, Farm Bill and department’s priorities
After 16 years in the Illinois General Assembly, former state Sen. John Sullivan is settling into his new role in...
Progressive push ahead for new governor, Legislature
Newly-elected Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker comes into office with supermajorities in both chambers of the 101st General Assembly, which begins...
Pritzker signs on to U.S. Climate Alliance
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an order to join the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan group of governors who have...
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