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General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothersMay 31, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois passes bills allowing midwives to assist with home births and requiring employers to provide paid break time for mothers to pump breast milk at work.
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Pritzker to consider bill mandating gun owners lock up firearms near minorsMay 29, 2025 7:06 pm - A bill that would require gun owners to keep any firearms in a locked box whenever a minor is present will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker.
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Senator tries last-ditch push to boost horse racing industry in IllinoisMay 29, 2025 5:33 pm - City officials from Decatur and Illinois horse racing advocates joined an effort this week by Sen. Patrick Joyce, an Essex Democrat, to push lawmakers to approve legislation intended to revive a long-stalled south suburban “racino” and open a path for a new racetrack and gaming facility in Decatur.
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Pritzker threatens to veto any budget containing ‘broad-based’ tax increaseMay 28, 2025 8:50 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are in the final hours of budget negotiations.
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Bill named for suburban woman would require additional police training for sexual assaultMay 27, 2025 4:39 pm - Illinois police officers soon could be required to undergo trauma-informed sexual assault training if the governor signs a bill passed by Illinois lawmakers last week.
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State budget talks enter final week amid fears of congressional cutsMay 25, 2025 4:06 pm - With the state budget deadline looming, Illinois lawmakers are grappling with falling revenues and possible federal cuts that could drastically impact health care and other key programs.
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Lawmakers tried to reform Illinois’ food system. Here’s why it failedMay 24, 2025 1:39 pm - Of all the food consumed in Illinois, 95% of it comes from outside the state. House Bill B3701 and Senate Bill 2187 would have significantly changed state food procurement practices. However, state lawmakers did not pass the bills before a key legislative deadline in April.
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Lawmakers pass bills on AI community college instruction, food handling, school bus seat beltsMay 24, 2025 4:00 am - Lawmakers approved measures limiting AI instruction at community colleges, requiring seat belts on school buses, and mandating food handlers receive certain allergen trai...
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Responding to Supreme Court, lawmakers look to expand lawsuit protections for pressMay 23, 2025 7:37 pm - Illinois lawmakers are seeking to extend lawsuit protections to regular news reports following a recent ruling by the state’s Supreme Court that allowed a defamation suit against the Chicago Sun-Times to progress.
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Illinois lawmakers push to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighter gear due to cancer riskMay 21, 2025 9:17 am - A bill to ban the sale of firefighter protective gear containing “forever chemicals” is gaining momentum in the Illinois General Assembly, as lawmakers, union leaders and firefighters themselves warn that the very equipment designed to save lives may be silently endangering them.