Tag: Kimberly Lightford

Michael McCuskey assumed his role of legislative inspector general this week, bringing 32 years of judicial experience to the position ...

Two bills aimed at relieving the state’s teacher shortage, at least in the short term, advanced out of a Senate ...

The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus released its agenda of “sweeping reforms” meant to address systemic racism in the state at ...

Sen. Kimberly Lightford said she hopes the demonstrations held across Illinois will galvanize residents and the Legislature into enacting a ...

A bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 by 2025 needs only Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature to become law, ...

A group of downstate business owners on Monday warned of dire consequences should a $15 per-hour minimum wage hike which ...

A bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage passed the state Senate on partisan lines Thursday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker made ...

Two committee rooms one floor apart in the Illinois State Capitol on Wednesday had concurrent discussions of a bill to ...

As Gov. J.B. Pritzker eyes the passage of a minimum wage hike prior to his Feb. 20 budget address, unofficial ...

Divisions between business and labor interests were on display Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Illinois Senate Labor Committee’s hearing on ...