Illinois criminal justice advocates tout ‘Clean Slate’ legislation as ‘economic boon’
The bill, which passed in the House on Friday, would wipe certain criminal records clean.
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Pritzker to consider bill mandating gun owners lock up firearms near minors
Illinois lawmakers pass a bill requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in a locked box when near a minor.
Lawmakers pass bills on AI community college instruction, food handling, school bus seat belts
Lawmakers approved limits on AI instruction at community colleges, a school bus seat-belt requirement and new allergen training for food ...
Legislature kills bill that would have expanded resentencing for youth offenders
In a rare move, a Democrat-led bill to expand parole to more people in Illinois sentenced for crimes before they ...
What’s in the SAFE-T Act? A look at the 2021 criminal justice reform and how it has evolved
Amid a campaign season in which every constitutional office and seat in the Illinois General Assembly will be up for ...
IDOC makes plan to close units at Vandalia, Pontiac prisons
The Illinois Department of Corrections is making plans to downsize—plans that a major public employee union claims have not been ...
As general election approaches, House GOP again demands ethics reform legislation
With fewer than four months remaining until the general election, House Republicans said Tuesday they want to remind Illinoisans of ...
GOP lawmaker proposes tighter restrictions on late-term abortions
A Republican state lawmaker has proposed legislation to impose new restrictions on access to late-term abortions.
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