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State lawmakers pass bill expanding use of license plate readers

Jade Aubrey
Jun 09, 2025 8:11 pm - A bill passed in this year’s legislative session would allow Illinois State Police to use images obtained from automatic license plate readers in cases involving human tr...
Pritzker preps for House committee showdown with help from top Biden attorney

By Tina Sfondeles
Jun 09, 2025 10:40 am - Gov. JB Pritzker has retained a powerful Washington, D.C., law firm to help navigate dicey political waters ahead of a high-profile appearance before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday.
Fighting for the right to die: Terminally ill Lombard woman continues push for medical ‘aid in dying’ bill

Alicia Fabbre
Jun 09, 2025 10:12 am - Deb Robertson isn’t giving up on state legislation that would give terminally ill patients like herself the option to end their lives with medical assistance.
‘This is a real cliff’: Cuts loom as Illinois lawmakers can’t agree on transit reform, revenue

By Marni Pyke
Jun 08, 2025 9:00 pm - Transit agencies face doomsday. Will lawmakers rescue trains and buses before 40% service cuts hit? Commuters weigh in.
Legislation regarding impact fees for schools on hold after clearing General Assembly

By Russell Lissau
Jun 08, 2025 9:00 pm - Legislation clarifying municipal officials’ ability to impose fees to help schools pay for construction necessitated by residential developments has cleared the General Assembly — but it isn’t being enacted just yet.
Pritzker’s record-high budget: More spending, more taxes

By Matt Paprocki
Jun 07, 2025 12:57 pm - As a business leader, would you approve in under 24 hours a 3,400-page annual plan you had just read for the first time? What if the provisions changed two hours before the deadline? Probably not. Yet that’s exactly how Illinois lawmakers approach the end of every legislative session when passing the state budget.
Amid court battle, lawmakers delay ban on ‘swipe fees’

By BEN SZALINSKI
Jun 06, 2025 10:18 am - Illinois lawmakers have decided to delay a ban on “swipe fees” for another year as bankers are locked in a court battle with the state over the ban.
Duckworth’s ‘Don’t Miss Your Flight’ bill aims to fix last-minute delays en route to airports

By Marni Pyke
Jun 05, 2025 1:44 pm - And — former suburbanite and Tea Party star Joe Walsh announces he’s turning Democrat.
As data centers drive electricity costs higher, energy sector reform fails in Springfield

Andrew Adams
Jun 04, 2025 6:18 pm - An ambitious Illinois energy reform bill stalled as lawmakers couldn't reach consensus, leaving climate and cost issues unresolved. The bill sought clean energy incentives, higher data center fees, and nuclear power support.
Bill to repeal licensure requirements for hair braiders stalls in the House. Here’s why.

By Isabella Schoonover
Jun 04, 2025 8:55 am - A bill that would have repealed licensing requirements for hair braiders in Illinois died in the final stretch of the legislative session after opponents voiced concerns about how deregulation could impact health, safety and equity for the profession.

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