Rideshare driver unionization, human composting bills among 264 to advance
Many bills approved by House committees are expected to be further amended before receiving a vote by the full chamber.
Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC)
Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goals
Executive order creates new working group to recommend plans for increasing postsecondary attainment.
Former Sangamon County deputy who killed unarmed woman undergoing cancer treatment
Lawyers for Grayson have asked a judge to delay a hearing on his request for a reduction in his 20-year ...
Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies
The plan includes new taxes on social media companies but keeps spending relatively flat from the current year.
Oversight panel OKs rule on digitized prison mail in Illinois with new changes
State body OKs Department of Corrections mail scanning rule, with prison reform advocates upset.
State grants allow small Illinois farmers to develop local food-sharing networks
Local food system grants will return in 2026 with $4 million in funding.
Inmate families, advocates speak against mail scanning program
IDOC launched its mail scanning program on an emergency basis in August but is now seeking to make it permanent.
Oversight panel objects to new Illinois prison mail policy
The objection does not stop the rules from taking effect.
Under emergency rule, Illinois prisons can begin withholding physical mail
The rule change was enacted after prison workers were exposed to toxic substances last fall.
Illinois DOC resumes intake of inmates after COVID-19 variant surge
The Illinois Department of Corrections resumed intake of inmates from county jails last week after a two-week pause due to ...
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