Articles filed under Illinois
-
Child social media stars have few protections. Illinois aims to fix that.May 14, 2023 1:00 am - Holed up at home during the pandemic lockdown three years ago, 13-year-old Shreya Nallamothu was scrolling through social media when she noticed a pattern: Children even...
-
Illinois Supreme Court considers whether a fetus can be a murder victimMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - In 2007, Reginald Lane shot and killed Jwonda Thurston, his pregnant girlfriend. For the murder, he was sentenced to life in prison, following state statute for someone ...
-
House passes bill to bar officials convicted of corruption from holding public officeMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House passed a bill Friday that would bar anyone convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury or misuse of public funds while serving as a public o...
-
'Crisis pregnancy centers' could face legal actionMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois would become one of the first states to make so-called crisis pregnancy centers subject to the same consumer fraud standards as car dealerships, r...
-
Measure banning vaping inside public places clears General AssemblyMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public buildings in Illinois needs only a signature from Gov. J.B. Pritzker to become law aft...
-
State legislators consider more gun restrictionsMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers are considering further legislation restricting the possession and marketing of firearms, even as state and federal courts are weighing ...
-
Governor's office revises revenue estimatesMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said this week that the state remains "on a great trajectory from a fiscal perspective," even as his office decreased its current-year r...
-
Lawmakers approve changes to criminal sentencing for minorsMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers have approved a measure that reforms criminal sentencing for minors, particularly victims of child sex trafficking. House Bill 3414 would add to the f...
-
Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVIDMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law providing full disability benefits to Chicago police officers and firefighters struck by COVID-19 before vacci...
-
Pritzker reflects on three years of pandemic as disaster declarations are set to endMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker recalls being handed a report from researchers at the University of Illinois. The analysi...