Illinois recognizes gambling addiction, allowing new treatment options
Advocates call the bill a “massive step” forward but emphasize the need for funding to support it.
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Pritzker signs bills designating Emmett Till Day, requiring boater’s liability insurance
July 25 is now officially Emmett Till Day in Illinois. Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation last week codifying the designation...
State to lay off hundreds at troubled southern Illinois mental health facility
The troubled facility in southern Illinois is giving way to a need for more mental health beds in Chicago, state...
Bailey seeks to classify any organization receiving $10K in state grants as a ‘public body’
The Move would subject those organizations to open meetings, FOIA laws.
State Rep. Carol Ammons, husband, plead not guilty to corruption charges
Prosecutors allege corruption scheme but supporters see possible racial motivation.
Pritzker signs new laws on birth control, AI regulations, play-based learning
Bill signed by Pritzker conforms property tax laws to U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Illinois House to investigate Rep. Carol Ammons following indictment
There’s no timeline for when lawmakers will begin their investigation.
Republicans call for more transparency, accountability after ‘disgraceful week’ for House Democrats
GOP Leader McCombie calls for special investigative committee into Rep. Carol Ammons.
Utility watchdog warns of rising water rates as regulators consider requests
The rate hike filings come as the state’s largest private water utilities seek to merge.
Rep. Harry Benton resigns, withdraws name from ballot amid ethics investigation
Rep. Harry Benton resigned from the Illinois House on Friday in the wake of a legislative inspector general investigation that...
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