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Republican lawmaker files bill to reinstate death penalty

Friday, October 11, 2019

A Republican lawmaker has filed legislation to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois, calling it an “effective tool” to dissuade violent crime. Barrington Hills Rep. David McSweeney first announced his intention to introduce the bill in August, after mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, killed 31 people.

Lawmakers call for probe of College Board data sales

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Nine Democratic lawmakers are calling on Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to investigate the business practices of the College Board and sale of data it collects from students who take the SAT and PSAT exams. The action comes about a week before high school students throughout the state are due to take the PSAT, which among other things is used to determine eligibility for National Merit...

Two McHenry County townships assert consolidation law unconstitutional

Thursday, October 10, 2019

A new state law allowing voters in McHenry County to more easily dissolve their townships already appears headed for tests in court and on the ballot. Two township road districts in the county...

State military leaders call obesity rates a national security threat

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Current and former leaders of the Illinois Air National Guard said Tuesday the obesity rate in the United States has become a national security threat and they urged state lawmakers to invest more...

Pritzker calls on Sandoval to step down from Transportation chairmanship

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday called on Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) to step down as chairman of the powerful Senate Transportation Committee in the wake of an FBI investigation...

Bill would allow Illinois collegiate athletes to be paid for endorsement deals

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

An Illinois lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to allow college student athletes to sign endorsement deals, hire agents and benefit financially from the use of their likeness after California became...

State Board of Education schedules budget hearings in four cities

Monday, September 30, 2019

The Illinois State Board of Education has scheduled four hearings in different parts of the state to gather input in the coming weeks for its budget request that will be sent to the governor and...

Bill would discourage state employees from traveling to anti-abortion states for work

Friday, September 27, 2019

Illinois government employees should not travel for work to states that “criminalize reproductive health,” a northwest suburban Democrat said. Rep. Daniel Didech, from Buffalo Grove,...

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Republican lawmaker files bill to reinstate death penalty

Lawmakers call for probe of College Board data sales