Pritzker signs bills allowing state to review insurance rate hikes
New legislation comes on the heels of recent rate hikes.
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Illinois offers temporary sales tax reduction on back-to-school shopping
Illinois sales tax reduction on school supplies runs from Aug. 7-16.
Pritzker signs new laws requiring businesses to accept cash, pay employees for jury duty
A new Illinois law requires employers to pay workers their full wages while for time spent on jury duty.
Illinois launches new program to provide food benefits to people who lost SNAP
State lawmakers appropriated $70 million for the FRESH program this year.
Pritzker signs law regulating how social media platforms interact with children
The new law imposes new restrictions on how social media companies can interact with minors.
Welch ‘committed’ to more funding for Chicago Public Schools — and the school board is banking on it
House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch says he's "committed" to supporting a supplemental budget bill for Chicago Public Schools.
A new Illinois law keeps hospital finances hidden from the public
A new law in Illinois requires hospitals to file more financial information with state regulators, giving them a deeper look ...
Rockford mayor tapped to lead Illinois Municipal League
Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara has been tapped to succeed Brad Cole as president and CEO of the Illinois Municipal League.
Rachel Tarrence: Pritzker says he has now seen the January Illinois State Police shooting video, but defers to local decision
Pritzker said he received a briefing in January but didn’t watch the video until this week.
Pritzker signs school cellphone ban to avoid student distractions
Policy seeks to remove distractions during class and focus students’ attention on learning.
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