Lawmakers pass follow-up criminal justice bill addressing police concerns Lawmakers pass follow-up criminal justice bill addressing police concerns Wednesday, June 2, 2021 The General Assembly this week passed legislation addressing lingering concerns from law enforcement about a massive criminal justice reform omnibus passed earlier this year.
UPDATED: Both houses pass election bill postponing 2022 primary to June UPDATED: Both houses pass election bill postponing 2022 primary to June Monday, May 31, 2021 Largely on partisan lines, lawmakers passed an omnibus elections bill Monday that would push back the date of the 2022 primary elections amid other major changes to the state’s election code.
House passes bill requiring 30 minutes of recess for K-5 students House passes bill requiring 30 minutes of recess for K-5 students Saturday, May 29, 2021 Elementary school children in all public schools in Illinois would be entitled to at least 30 minutes of unstructured playtime each day under a bill that passed the state House on Saturday. Read more
Sex education legislation passes House, will head to Pritzker Sex education legislation passes House, will head to Pritzker Friday, May 28, 2021 The Illinois House passed legislation on Friday updating the state’s sex education curriculum in a partisan split. Read more
Marijuana license reform passes both houses, Pritzker says he’ll sign it Marijuana license reform passes both houses, Pritzker says he’ll sign it Friday, May 28, 2021 The Illinois Senate passed a bill Friday creating new licenses and lotteries for marijuana dispensary licenses, addressing issues that have plagued the process set forth by a 2019 law legalizing... Read more
Governor signs pretrial interest legislation into law Governor signs pretrial interest legislation into law Friday, May 28, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday allowing for plaintiffs to collect pretrial interest on money awarded in some civil suits, after vetoing a previous version of the provision in March. Read more
Republicans tie Democratic mapmaking effort to latest indictment Republicans tie Democratic mapmaking effort to latest indictment Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Republicans on Tuesday tried to tie an indictment of a longtime lieutenant of former House Speaker Michael Madigan to the Democrats’ effort to redraw legislative district lines ahead of the... Read more
Bill creating new marijuana dispensary licenses clears House Bill creating new marijuana dispensary licenses clears House Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Legislation revamping the state’s system for awarding marijuana dispensary licenses passed the House on Tuesday. The measure is meant to address shortcomings in the 2019 Cannabis Regulation... Read more