Session slog ends in $56B budget, new taxes on social media companies, crypto, fantasy sports
Local governments will receive the same percentage of income tax revenue as last year despite a proposal from the governor ...
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Property tax debt sale reform will allow homeowners to keep more of their equity
With this bill, Illinois is the last state to come into compliance with a 2023 Supreme Court decision.
Barbara Flynn Currie, 40-year veteran of Illinois House, trailblazer for women in Springfield, dies
Former Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, who served 40 years in the General Assembly, died Thursday at 85.
School cell phone ban, human composting bills among hundreds advancing in Springfield
Article Summary The Illinois House and Senate approved hundreds of bills this week ahead of a Friday deadline, including a ...
Junk fees, child torture, tipped wage proposals among bills to clear committee
The Illinois House passed more than 150 bills out of committee from Tuesday to Wednesday as it worked toward a ...
Lawmakers take step to incentivize Bears to stay in Illinois
The House adjourned for the next two weeks without taking a vote on a bill that could keep the Bears ...
Oversight panel objects to new Illinois prison mail policy
The objection does not stop the rules from taking effect.
Despite victories, major higher education policy bills stall in General Assembly
The recent legislative session concluded without passage of a bill to establish a new formula for funding public universities.
Prosecutors ask judge to sentence ex-Speaker Madigan to 12 ½ years in prison
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 12.5-year sentence and a $1.5 million fine for convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
IBM will build new quantum computer in state-backed technology park
IBM’s National Quantum Algorithm Center and the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park aim to make Illinois a global quantum computing ...
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