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McCombie: ‘Huge task’ in rebuilding House GOP caucus

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Illinois Republicans suffered big losses in the 2018 elections, giving up seven House seats and handing a 74-44 supermajority to Democrats. Now it’s up to state Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) to try and turn things around, and she has no illusions about how big of a task that will be.

Pritzker’s pot revenue depends on unfiled legalization legislation

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed budget for the 2020 fiscal year includes $170 million in new revenue from licensing fees for legalized recreational marijuana, but the details of such legislation are not yet finalized.

Bill would require schools to teach details of consent in sex ed

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Illinois schools might soon be teaching a new, fuller definition of what it means to give sexual consent.

Catholic leaders say abortion legislation an affront to religious freedoms

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Illinois’ Catholic leaders said Thursday proposed legislation pending in the General Assembly greatly expanding reproductive rights in the state treads on their First Amendment right to...

CAPITOL BRIEFS: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Two incarceration reform bills sponsored by state Sen. Robert Peters (D-Chicago) passed out of committee this week.

Pritzker offers $38.7 billion ‘balanced’ budget

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker made clear Wednesday that he believes solving the state’s long-term financial problems will require a new, graduated income tax structure that imposes higher taxes on...