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No movement on efforts to extend scholarship tax credit, allow legislative staff to unionize.
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Lawmakers to return to Capitol Nov. 7 to address lingering issues.
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Illinois State University’s proposed budget for next year totals more than $561 million. That’s an 8% increase in revenues, or a $41 million jump, over the fiscal year 2023 budget that began in July.
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First-term state Rep. Sharon Chung has announced she will run again in the 91st District that stretches from Bartonville to Bloomington-Normal. Chung said she is pleased with the first bill she sponsored and was able to pass, requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of hearing aids.
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The law, effective Monday, makes Illinois the first state to ban money bonds. Some supporters of the change worry that judges will turn to EM.
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Counties officials from around Chicago are concerned about lack of resources for when the new bail system begins Sept. 18
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Experts say the doomsday scenarios surrounding the controversial criminal justice reform aren’t likely to materialize. But big changes are coming.
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A new law in Illinois restricts the way gun dealers and manufacturers can market and sell their products and subjects them to civil penalties for violations.
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A new law in Illinois aims to give former inmates a better chance to succeed outside of prison and reduce the likelihood that they’ll be sent back.
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The verdict is the second in less than two months to address separate bribery schemes inside the Illinois Capitol. Weiss is a son-in-law of former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios.