House approves redistricting amendment, fearing federal Voting Rights Act will be eliminated
Lawmakers could also consider an amendment to create a new tax on millionaires.
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House posts constitutional amendments on remap, millionaires tax for hearings
Both amendments would also need to be approved by the Senate
House Republicans outline what it will take for them to vote on Bears bill
Some Illinois House Republicans say they’d vote for a megaprojects bill to help the Chicago Bears build a stadium in ...
Republicans, Pritzker point fingers over cause of rising property taxes
Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters earlier this week that school boards share blame for raising property taxes despite receiving more ...
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 ...
Pritzker signs law expanding lawsuit protections for Illinois news media
The measure was filed in response to the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lawsuit against the Chicago Sun-Times ...
Responding to Supreme Court, lawmakers look to expand lawsuit protections for press
A bill explicitly protecting newsrooms against frivolous lawsuits is making its way through the General Assembly
Supreme Court rules House Republicans waited too long to challenge maps
The Illinois Supreme Court rules it’s too late for Republicans to challenge legislative maps drawn in 2021.
House Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss out legislative map
Illinois House Republicans are asking the Illinois Supreme Court to invalidate the state’s map of House districts.
Dems move to allow punitive damage awards in wrongful death lawsuits
Democrats in the General Assembly this week pushed through a measure that would allow state courts to award punitive damages ...
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