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Bills regulating insurance industry clear General Assembly, await Pritzker’s signatureMay 28, 2026 4:21 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker says he looks forward to signing a pair of bills that cleared the Illinois House on Wednesday giving the state Insurance Department authority to regulate premiums charged for automobile and homeowners insurance.
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State lawmakers approve bill to regulate e-bikes, scootersMay 28, 2026 1:56 pm - The Illinois House has approved a series of new regulations covering e-bikes, e-scooters and other motorized vehicles. If signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, the rules would impose age and speed limits for the vehicles.
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Durbin warns of deep divisions in farewell address to Illinois lawmakersMay 27, 2026 6:36 pm - As he closed his address Wednesday before members of the Illinois General Assembly and Gov. JB Pritzker in the Illinois Capitol, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin invoked the words of another favorite son of Springfield.
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Illinois grows millions of bushels of soybeans. Why aren’t we eating them?May 25, 2026 4:09 pm - CHICAGO — Inside a factory on Chicago’s North Side, the smell of simmering soybeans drifts through the air. On a typical day, “I use about 4,000 pounds of dry beans,” Jen...
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After misconduct accusation in ‘Broadview 6’ case, former lead prosecutor fired from new D.C. jobMay 22, 2026 6:23 pm - The federal jury trial for the remaining “Broadview Six” protesters may have been canceled, but the fallout from Thursday’s bombshell revelations of alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the case continued Friday, with the former lead prosecutor’s firing from her new job and defense attorneys making moves toward sanctions.
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Judge rejects request for special prosecutor to investigate ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ agentsMay 21, 2026 7:23 pm - A Cook County judge on Thursday denied a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute alleged abuses by federal immigration agents during the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” mass deportation campaign last fall.
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Remaining ‘Broadview Six’ protesters set for rare federal misdemeanor trial next weekMay 19, 2026 6:42 pm - Prosecutors are set to try the remaining “Broadview Six” immigration protesters in a rare federal misdemeanor trial next week, after a lengthy pretrial conference this week ironed out final details right down to the configuration of defense tables in the courtroom.
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Proposal to expand federal drug discount could cost Illinois millions, agency head saysMay 17, 2026 3:41 pm - A proposal that would expand access to a federal program that discounts the price of prescription drugs could end up costing Illinois employers an additional $89 million a year, including more than $12 million a year for the state of Illinois itself.
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School choice option languishes as Illinois lawmakers weigh benefits, political falloutMay 15, 2026 3:23 pm - Diverse interest groups — from public school activists and downstate voters to state officials and school boards — have pushed Gov. JB Pritzker to finally make a decision about the Trump administration’s Education Freedom Tax Credit.
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Illinois Senate Democrats introduce bills to regulate AIMay 14, 2026 5:51 pm - With just two weeks left in the spring legislative session, Illinois Senate Democrats introduced an eight-bill package aimed at regulating some uses of artificial intelligence after a lack of federal action on the issue.