Session Recap: Illinois lawmakers pass bill to combat organized retail theft
A measure aimed at addressing high-profile “smash-and-grabs” and other organized retail crime was among the scores of bills passed during ...
Sue Rezin
State Senate approves energy grid reliability task force
The state Senate on Thursday advanced a measure to create a task force to study electric grid reliability in light ...
Republican senator urges bills preventing future health outbreaks get a proper hearing
The state failed to protect 36 veterans who died at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home during a COVID-19 outbreak that began ...
Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 mitigations in schools
A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, saying in part ...
GOP reintroduces crime reduction package; Pritzker touts public safety spending
Senate Republicans unveiled an updated package of crime bills this week that they say will help curb violent crime and ...
LaSalle investigation prompts legislation strengthening inspectors general
Lawmakers representing the LaSalle Veterans’ Home, including Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, unveiled new legislation that would allow inspectors general of ...
Bill proposes standardized election procedures
Two Republican senators have introduced legislation to standardize the way local election authorities across Illinois handle elections, from the training ...
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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