Intoxicating hemp remains unregulated in Illinois following legislative inaction
Illinois lawmakers once again came up short in an effort to regulate intoxicating hemp.
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‘This issue isn’t going away’: Illinois lawmakers delay pension reform again
Illinois labor unions have been working for years to seek better benefits for Tier 2 employees.
‘Clean Slate’ Act to seal nonviolent criminal records loses in race against time
A measure that would have sealed thousands of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois ran out of time to pass this ...
Legislative leaders discuss next steps for failed transit reform push
Chicago-area public transportation agencies threaten 40% service cuts if lawmakers don’t OK new funding by 2026.
With electric prices going up, advocates tried — and failed — to reform the energy sector
After months of wrangling, negotiations broke down in the 11th hour over a sweeping energy reform bill in the recent ...
Mascot ban stalls as Native-backed land conservation bill advances
Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban.
Bill to repeal licensure requirements for hair braiders stalls in the House. Here’s why.
A bill that would have ended a requirement of licensure of hair braiders failed to make it through the recently ...
Senate’s transit funding, delivery tax proposal stalls in House
Lawmakers adjourned without passing a reform package meant to save public transit agencies in Chicagoland from facing steep cuts.
Illinois criminal justice advocates tout ‘Clean Slate’ legislation as ‘economic boon’
The bill, which passed in the House on Friday, would wipe certain criminal records clean.
‘Medical aid in dying’ bill moves forward in Illinois
Medically assisted suicide divides disability advocates, religious groups and doctors.
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