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Green energy group announces plan to move Illinois toward 100 percent renewable energy

Friday, February 8, 2019

Rep. Will Davis, a Hazel Crest Democrat, plans to introduce legislation in the next two weeks that would move Illinois toward 100 percent renewable energy. “The renewable energy industry is ready to invest billions of dollars in our state and deliver the clean, homegrown energy our citizens want,” Davis said.

Senate Democrats send minimum wage bill to House

Thursday, February 7, 2019

A bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage passed the state Senate on partisan lines Thursday, Feb. 7, after Gov. J.B. Pritzker made a personal appeal to Democratic lawmakers at a private caucus prior to the vote. Senate Bill 1 received only Democratic votes as it passed by a 39-18 margin, putting the onus on the Illinois House to get the bill to Pritzker’s desk by his requested...

Senate Committee moves minimum wage bill to floor

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Two committee rooms one floor apart in the Illinois State Capitol on Wednesday had concurrent discussions of a bill to hike the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. The 13 Democrats...

Leaked Pritzker memo details minimum wage increase

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

As Gov. J.B. Pritzker eyes the passage of a minimum wage hike prior to his Feb. 20 budget address, unofficial details have emerged about the proposed timeline of the increase and its direct costs...

Senate Education Committee votes to increase statewide teacher minimum wage

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

The minimum wage for Illinois teachers has been stagnant for nearly 40 years, but a bill which passed the state Senate’s education committee Tuesday would give it a big bump. The bill would...

Senate Labor Committee discusses path to $15 minimum wage

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Divisions between business and labor interests were on display Wednesday at the Illinois Senate Labor Committee’s hearing on raising the state’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $15 per hour...

House Rules Committee to maintain power in legislative process

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

The five-member Illinois House Rules Committee will maintain its power over the legislative process for the 101st General Assembly despite objections from Republican members of the committee this...

Education Committee votes to reinstate classroom time mandate

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

There was general agreement at the Senate Education Committee meeting Tuesday that the definition of a “school day” is changing, but the committee voted unanimously to reinstate an old...

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Green energy group announces plan to move Illinois toward 100 percent renewable energy

Senate Democrats send minimum wage bill to House