Survey: Half of Illinois high school students report using e-tobacco Survey: Half of Illinois high school students report using e-tobacco Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Half of Illinois high school students reported using an electronic tobacco product last year, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey found, “erasing gains” made by health advocates in recent years to curb tobacco use.
Application period opens for Illinois’ COVID-19 mortgage assistance program Application period opens for Illinois’ COVID-19 mortgage assistance program Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Approximately 10,000 Illinois households whose members have struggled to pay their mortgage during the novel coronavirus pandemic can receive grants worth up to $15,000 each from the state Housing Development Authority.
Four Republican legislators demand ethics, lobbying reform commission hold meetings Four Republican legislators demand ethics, lobbying reform commission hold meetings Monday, August 24, 2020 Four Republican lawmakers implored the co-leaders of a bipartisan, bicameral and multi-branch panel designed to present ethics and lobbying reform proposals to restart meetings that have stalled... Read more
Senate GOP demands governor open IDES offices Senate GOP demands governor open IDES offices Friday, August 21, 2020 Ten “frustrated” Republican senators demanded Gov. JB Pritzker allow state offices tasked with processing unemployment claims to reopen in a letter sent exactly five months after... Read more
Statehouse statues of Stephen Douglas, Pierre Menard to be removed from exterior Statehouse statues of Stephen Douglas, Pierre Menard to be removed from exterior Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Read more
Illinois AG joining federal lawsuit against USPS Illinois AG joining federal lawsuit against USPS Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Operational shifts undertaken by the United States Postal Service in recent weeks, including spending cuts and equipment removal, are illegal, Illinois’ top lawyer and 13 other attorneys... Read more
Redistricting reformers seek to change mapping process Redistricting reformers seek to change mapping process Monday, August 17, 2020 Reformers say it’s time for Illinoisans to “advocate for themselves” when lawmakers redraw the state’s political boundaries in a few months.That’s the message the... Read more
Illinois Democrats outline ethics proposals Illinois Democrats outline ethics proposals Thursday, August 13, 2020 Several Democratic state lawmakers called a virtual news conference Thursday morning in support of ethics reforms, hours before news broke that another Democratic state senator was charged with a... Read more