Bill would make injuring, killing a police dog while driving under influence a felony Bill would make injuring, killing a police dog while driving under influence a felony Thursday, April 15, 2021 Lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday to make it a felony offense if a person kills or injures a police animal while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Elected Chicago school board bill passes House Elected Chicago school board bill passes House Thursday, April 15, 2021 A bill which would implement an elected Chicago school board passed the Illinois House Thursday, while opponents of the legislation continued to push for compromise amendments.
State unemployment falls to 7.1% in March State unemployment falls to 7.1% in March Thursday, April 15, 2021 The statewide unemployment rate in Illinois fell three-tenths of a percentage point in March, to 7.1 percent, as the daily count of new COVID-19 cases and the case positivity rate appeared to be... Read more
Illinois Supreme Court ruling grants Decatur man certificate of innocence Illinois Supreme Court ruling grants Decatur man certificate of innocence Thursday, April 15, 2021 A majority of the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday that the state law governing certificates of innocence only requires exonerated individuals to prove their innocence for the criminal... Read more
New report shows Illinois job, economic growth in electric transportation sector New report shows Illinois job, economic growth in electric transportation sector Wednesday, April 14, 2021 A national clean energy trade organization has released a report showing growth in electric transportation-related jobs in Illinois could position the state to lead the domestic supply chain. Read more
Bills call for modernizing FOID, CCL systems Bills call for modernizing FOID, CCL systems Wednesday, April 14, 2021 A bipartisan group of lawmakers are backing legislation that seeks to modernize the way the Illinois State Police processes and issues Firearm Owners Identification cards and Concealed Carry... Read more
Bill placing term limits on General Assembly leadership passes committee Bill placing term limits on General Assembly leadership passes committee Wednesday, April 14, 2021 A bill which would implement term limits on leadership roles in the Illinois General Assembly advanced out of committee Wednesday. Read more
UPDATED: House votes to decriminalize HIV transmission UPDATED: House votes to decriminalize HIV transmission Wednesday, April 14, 2021 The Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee advanced two bills Tuesday with unanimous support, one to decriminalize transmission of HIV and another to expand protections for survivors of... Read more