Pritzker signs reproductive rights expansion Pritzker signs reproductive rights expansion Friday, January 13, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health care services.
After stepping down as minority leader, Durkin to exit Illinois House After stepping down as minority leader, Durkin to exit Illinois House Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin will leave the Illinois Statehouse Tuesday for the last time as a state legislator.
UPDATED: Pritzker signs assault weapon sales, manufacturing ban UPDATED: Pritzker signs assault weapon sales, manufacturing ban Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Negotiators in the Illinois House and Senate have reached agreement on a bill to ban the purchase, sale and manufacture of semi-automatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines while still... Read more
House advances assault weapon ban, Senate giving it ‘extensive review’ House advances assault weapon ban, Senate giving it ‘extensive review’ Friday, January 6, 2023 A bill that would ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons in Illinois advanced out of the state House on Thursday and now awaits action in the Senate. Read more
Bills target pawnbrokers for tighter rate limits Bills target pawnbrokers for tighter rate limits Wednesday, January 4, 2023 Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are pushing legislation to put pawnbrokers under the same interest rate caps as payday lenders and other small-dollar, short-term lenders, but the... Read more
Law enforcement officials push for ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons Law enforcement officials push for ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Some of the state’s leading law enforcement officials on Tuesday urged lawmakers to pass a statewide ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons, which they say are growing in prevalence in... Read more
Lawmakers hear more pleas for assault weapon ban Lawmakers hear more pleas for assault weapon ban Thursday, December 15, 2022 A legislative committee on Thursday heard more witnesses call for a ban on high-power, semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines, but some experts said that alone won’t solve the... Read more
New year to bring new laws in Illinois New year to bring new laws in Illinois Thursday, December 15, 2022 While a wide-ranging criminal justice reform has received widespread attention, it is by no means the only new law that will take effect when the calendar turns over to 2023. Read more