Following through on a new law that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed in January, the Illinois State Police published a set of proposed new regulations requiring gun dealers in Illinois to comply with stricter security and recordkeeping requirements. That law, however, is being challenged in Sangamon County Circuit Court by the Illinois State Rifle Association and […]
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Report: ‘Bullying’ rife in House Speaker’s office
An investigation into the “workplace culture” of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s office found his former chief of staff contributed to a culture of bullying pervasive throughout the Capitol system. The review, conducted by former federal prosecutor and former executive inspector general Maggie Hickey, was called for in response to allegations of harassment. She currently […]
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Bills signed into law
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed more than 50 bills last week and has this week remaining to sign the final 167 of the 599 total bills sent to him by the General Assembly this year. The most recently signed bills include a package of legislation affecting first responders, a bill striking down a 1998 state law […]
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Old folks. Who cares?
For senior care advocates in Illinois, a state funding increase is a reason for optimism after a prolonged period of government disinvestment. The financial crisis was marked by a crippling two-year state budget impasse which continues to leave its mark on social service providers. But advocates for nursing homes and home-based senior care agree there […]
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Illinois to share in $700 million settlement with Equifax
Illinois residents could be eligible for up to $20,000 in compensation for damages they suffered as a result of a massive data breach at the credit-reporting bureau Equifax under terms of a proposed global settlement announced Monday. Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the settlement in a news release, saying the state of Illinois would also […]
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Some new laws taking effect; others already in place
SPRINGFIELD – Starting Monday, July 1, it will officially become illegal in Illinois for anyone to sell or provide tobacco cigarettes or other tobacco products to people under age 21. The so-called “Tobacco 21” bill, House Bill 345, which Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law April 8, is one of several new laws that will […]
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Key state financial document six months late and counting
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois officials are six months late publishing an annual document presenting the state’s fiscal health in detail, and they are unsure when it will be released. The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is used by ratings agencies to set the credit rating for the state — which in turn affects the interest rates Illinois […]
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“Illinois is back”
Minutes after the Senate put the final touches on first-term Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s sweeping legislative agenda Sunday, June 2, the governor addressed media and delivered a message: “Illinois is back.” “Today, the people of Illinois can be proud that we are putting state government back on the side of working families,” Pritzker said at […]
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Demanding action on liberalizing abortion law
Democratic lawmakers demanded their colleagues take action on a controversial, sweeping reproductive health care bill at a rally May 15 just outside the Statehouse. Their call for the Reproductive Health Act to get a committee hearing comes amid recent action by other states to restrict access to abortion procedures. The act, proposed in the House […]
