Millionaire tax amendment fails to gain enough support from House Democrats
Revenue from the tax would have been divided between property tax relief and K-12 education
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Stratton defeats Krishnamoorthi with help from Chicago, downstate voters
Stratton pulled off the unexpected late surge to defeat U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the early fundraising and polling leader.
U.S. House Minority Leader Jeffries accelerates Illinois redistricting push
Jeffries takes redistricting push directly to state lawmakers in Chicago, Springfield meetings
Crowded Dem primaries, GOP field for governor take shape as candidates file for office
Crowded primary races are taking shape after candidates began filing to run for office on Monday.
Intoxicating hemp remains unregulated in Illinois following legislative inaction
Illinois lawmakers once again came up short in an effort to regulate intoxicating hemp.
Bill to repeal licensure requirements for hair braiders stalls in the House. Here’s why.
A bill that would have ended a requirement of licensure of hair braiders failed to make it through the recently ...
Republican bills aim to assist Illinois in its battle against fentanyl
Illinois lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills to combat fentanyl deaths by reclassifying overdoses, increasing penalties, and ensuring public safety.
New bills would ban school fines, provide working moms paid time to breastfeed
Illinois lawmakers introduce bills to help breastfeeding mothers, eliminate fines as punishment for student behavior.
Illinois House lawmakers file almost 1,800 new bills only 2 weeks into legislative session
Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session a little over two weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House have ...
How Illinois will decide on spending $40M opioid settlement with Kroger
Illinois will allocate $40M from Kroger's opioid settlement to support local abatement programs and statewide prevention efforts.
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