Articles filed under Illinois
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Consumer advocates call on regulators to reject rate increases for natural gasMar 28, 2023 1:00 am - Consumer advocates, environmentalists and Chicago residents gathered in front of the Chicago offices of Peoples Gas this week to call on the Illinois Commerce Commission...
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Illinois' new paid leave law is a win for workers and a win for businessesMar 26, 2023 1:00 am - It is not often that passage of a new law can be considered both a win for workers and a win for businesses. But in the case of a new paid leave law that was just signed...
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Cat declawing, indoor vaping could be bannedMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed 68 bills this week while the House had advanced 284 as of Friday morning with hundreds more to go before their adjournment for t...
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House narrowly passes bill allowing all-gender bathroomsMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House narrowly passed a bill Thursday that would allow businesses, universities and other building owners to designate multi-occupancy all-gen...
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Advocates push for tax credit to increase affordable housing in IllinoisMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers are considering bills that would create a new tax credit for affordable housing, referred to as the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit. The legislat...
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Protecting potential targets: State gives security grants to suburban synagogues, mosques and women's clinicsMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - Numerous suburban groups are among the 116 recipients of a state grant aimed at helping nonprofit organizations enhance protections against security threats. Recipients ...
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Nonprofits can apply for grants through Charitable Trust ProgramMar 22, 2023 11:00 pm - The Illinois Treasurer's office reminds small nonprofits that March 31 is the deadline to apply for funding through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Program. "Small no...
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State House passes bill prohibiting book bansMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, pr...
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House sends 41 bills to Senate as Friday legislative deadline loomsMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois House sent 41 bills to the state Senate on Tuesday ahead of a scheduled Friday deadline. The measures, among others, included a ban on polystyrene food cont...
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Will County man cleared after being accused in daughter's death killed in crashMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - YELL COUNTY, Ark. - A Wilmington man who was accused and then later cleared in the disappearance and death of his young daughter has died in a head-on crash in Arkansas....