Articles filed under State Legislature
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Right to die on your own terms? Illinois lawmakers propose medical aid in dying billFeb 18, 2024 6:00 am - Deb Robertson knows the state legislation she’s fighting for — to allow medical aid in dying — may not be enacted by the time she’s ready to die.
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In last-minute reversal, former Sen. Sam McCann pleads guilty to corruption chargesFeb 15, 2024 6:48 pm - As federal prosecutors were preparing to rest their case Thursday in the corruption trial of former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann, the one-time gubernatorial candidate...
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Capitol Briefs: Tax credits for children, manufacturers among new legislative proposalsFeb 07, 2024 7:26 pm - After failing to pass a child tax credit last year, advocates returned to Springfield Wednesday to propose a scaled back version of the policy which they say would still ...
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Democratic leaders poised to revisit Biometric Information Privacy Act after court rulingsFeb 01, 2024 8:29 pm - Nearly a year ago, the Illinois Supreme Court asked the General Assembly to clarify a 15-year-old law that’s led to hundreds of lawsuits and several high-dollar settlemen...
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‘It’s time to crack down on this’: Proposed law would ban possession of African serval cats in IllinoisJan 24, 2024 4:56 pm - Measure prompted by an escaped serval cat that roamed a Vernon Hills neighborhood for nearly three hours last November
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State senator collecting valentines for seniorsJan 23, 2024 11:18 am - State Sen. Adriane Johnson, a Democrat from Buffalo Grove, is collecting Valentine’s Day cards to be distributed next month at senior facilities across her 30th District....
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Northbrook’s Katz Muhl appointed to replace Carroll in 57th state House DistrictJan 12, 2024 9:55 am - As expected, Tracy Katz Muhl has been appointed to succeed fellow Northbrook resident Jonathan Carroll as the state representative for the 57th District. An attorney and ...
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State Rep. Carroll announces resignationJan 05, 2024 2:00 pm - State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, a Democrat from Northbrook, announced Friday that he would resign shortly before midnight. “This is a very difficult decision, but (it is...
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With deadline looming, is public pension funding heading in the right direction?Dec 30, 2023 5:34 pm - Most public pension systems in Illinois are facing a looming deadline to reach a 90% funded ratio within a few decades. That’s required most employers to increase require...
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More than 300 new laws take effect Jan. 1 in Illinois. Here’s a look at some of themDec 28, 2023 2:14 pm - More than 300 new laws will take effect in Illinois on Jan. 1, ranging from a ban on book bans to the regulation of “deepfake porn” and prohibitions on videoconferencing ...