More than 600 bills will land on Rauner’s desk as he seeks re-election
With lawmakers gone from the Capitol until after the November election, Gov. Bruce Rauner is left to decide whether to sign or veto hundreds of bills over the next few...
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In Chicago, Pelosi calls Trump’s suggestion of clemency for Blago the ‘shiny object of the moment’
A day after President Donald Trump said he’s considering clemency for imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi was in Chicago on Friday and called the notion...
Bill heading to Rauner’s desk could toughen penalties for texting while driving
Drivers who text and get caught by police for the first time could face harsher penalties under a proposal that will head to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk. Under the proposed...
Illinois House passes state budget; Rauner says he’ll approve it
Illinois lawmakers approved a spending plan on Thursday, putting the state on track to have a full budget in place ahead of the new financial year for the first time...
Illinois aprueba la Enmienda de Igualdad de Derechos, 36 años después del plazo
La Cámara Baja de Illinois votó el miércoles por la noche para ratificar la Enmienda de Igualdad de Derechos (ERA), más de 45 años después de que se aprobara en...
Illinois approves Equal Rights Amendment, 36 years after deadline
The Illinois House voted Wednesday night to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment more than 45 years after it was approved by Congress, putting it one state away from possible enshrinement...
Lawmakers could cut spending on prisons, social services in budget proposal
Lawmakers have entered what could be the final stages of negotiating a budget that would limit state spending to $38.5 billion by cutting funding for prisons and human services and...
Emanuel-backed plan to let police drones survey big crowds rejected by state lawmakers for now
A plan to give police more power to use drones to watch over large public events was rejected by the Illinois House on Friday, as lawmakers try to balance public...
Illinois House approves plan allowing six-month suspension of gun rights for people showing ‘red flags’
Illinois judges would have discretion to temporarily suspend the gun rights of someone who displays violent warning signs if family members, housemates or police seek court intervention, under a proposal...
Lawmaker to SIU president: ‘Go to hell, sir’
Two Downstate Republican lawmakers on Thursday called for Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn to resign over an email in which he referred to members of the Carbondale campus as...