Lawmakers approve bills easing driving tests on seniors, limits on student fines
Bills moving forward in Springfield include a plan that will allow fewer seniors to have to take driving exams to ...
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Pritzker vetoes bill that would have required warehouse workers to know their quotas
Gov. JB Pritzker issued a rare veto on a bill requiring warehouse employees to know their quotas.
Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power
A month into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Gov. JB Pritzker last week warned that the ...
Judge dismisses biometric data privacy lawsuit citing revised state law
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) after a recent amendment clarified damages limits ...
Senate Democrats send $53.1B spending plan to House
The state Senate passed a budget Sunday night, sending it to the House, where leaders expect it to pass without ...
Budget negotiations will extend into next week as House leaves Springfield
Two chambers ‘very close’ on agreement, but further amendments expected
Capitol Briefs: Republicans sue over law banning legislative candidate slating
Report says natural gas prices could triple in next 10 years without state action
Lawmakers set to consider nuclear energy on final day of veto session
No movement on efforts to extend scholarship tax credit, allow legislative staff to unionize
Senate votes to lift nuclear construction ban
The Illinois Senate approved a measure on Thursday that would lift a 1980s-era moratorium on nuclear power plant construction.
Indoor vaping, cat declawing could be banned under recently passed bills
Illinois lawmakers pass bills on public health, governance, and property rights while rent control for mobile home parks faces significant ...
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