Budget, Bears, BUILD, oh my. What’s the latest from the Statehouse?
With just over 24 hours left in the spring legislative session, several major issues remain in flux. Lawmakers are getting ...
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Appeals court allows federalization of troops but says they can’t be deployed
Legal challenges, protests ongoing as immigration enforcement continues around Chicagoland.
Lawsuit threatens Illinois minority teachers scholarship
A conservative legal group challenges the constitutionality of Illinois’ minority teacher scholarship program.
Senate Democrats unveil legislation aimed at addressing carjackings
Illinois Senate Democrats unveiled legislation Tuesday to address the increase in carjackings by protecting victims and providing additional resources to ...
Bills to address teacher shortages advance
Two bills aimed at relieving the state’s teacher shortage, at least in the short term, advanced out of a Senate ...
Veto session canceled amid worsening pandemic
The Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, sparking political debate over motives and safety.
Minimum wage increase heads to Pritzker’s desk
A bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 by 2025 needs only Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature to become law, ...
Senate Democrats send minimum wage bill to House
A bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage passed the state Senate on partisan lines Thursday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker made ...
Leaked Pritzker memo details minimum wage increase
As Gov. J.B. Pritzker eyes the passage of a minimum wage hike prior to his Feb. 20 budget address, unofficial ...
Senate Labor Committee discusses path to $15 minimum wage
Divisions between business and labor interests were on display Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Illinois Senate Labor Committee’s hearing on ...
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