Lawmakers approve bills easing driving tests on seniors, limits on student fines
Bills moving forward in Springfield include a plan that will allow fewer seniors to have to take driving exams to ...
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Nearly 300 new Illinois laws take effect in 2025
Illinois will implement nearly 300 new laws in 2025, covering digital IDs, salary transparency, health reforms, AI regulations and environmental ...
Advocates push for tax credit aimed at increasing affordable housing
Illinois legislators are considering the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit to tackle the state's affordable housing shortage by incentivizing private ...
‘Equitable restrooms’ bill advances in House
House Bill 1286, sponsored by Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is similar to one that passed through the House in 2021 ...
Advocacy groups push for expansive paid family, medical leave in Illinois
A coalition of advocacy and labor groups is pushing for a state law to give Illinois workers 26 weeks of ...
‘Omnibus’ health care bill passed amid criticisms
A law recently signed by Gov. JB Pritzker will extend the deadline for the state to transfer criminal defendants deemed ...
Pritzker signs bills protecting sexual assault victims
Gov. JB Pritzker signed two bills into law Thursday aimed at protecting the victims of sexual assault.
Pritzker signs bill aimed at addressing organized retail crime
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday that is aimed at cracking down on high-profile “smash-and-grabs” and other organized retail theft.
Senate Education Committee votes to increase statewide teacher minimum wage
The minimum wage for Illinois teachers has been stagnant for nearly 40 years, but a bill which passed the state ...
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