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State Sen. Lakesia Collins and state Sen. Graciela Guzman celebrate after being sworn in on Jan. 8, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Calls for unity, naked partisanship mark inauguration ceremonies in Springfield

January 8, 2025 at 9:32 p.m.

A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in and legislators now face several tough issues including how to plug a projected $3.2 billion budget hole.

Dusk falls in the snow on the Illinois Capitol building on Jan. 7, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Feud over hemp bill dominates final days of Illinois legislative session

January 8, 2025 at 11:32 a.m.

The fight over a hemp bill that never got called overshadowed legislation that was passed during the Illinois General Assembly's lame duck session.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks on Nov. 7, 2024, at Illinois state government offices in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

After hemp bill defeat, Gov. Pritzker rips Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships

January 7, 2025 at 5:23 p.m.

Pritzker’s unusually sharp remarks signaled more discord ahead for Johnson’s ongoing Springfield agenda.

State Rep. Nicholas Smith speaks on April 11, 2024, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield as Cannabiz IL and state legislators present bipartisan legislation regulating hemp consumer products and prohibiting synthetic THC intoxicants such as Delta-8. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Hemp regulation bill stalls after lobbying battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker

January 7, 2025 at 11:48 a.m.

Legislation to regulate hemp sales, supported by Gov. JB Pritzker and opposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, stalled in the Illinois House.

The Illinois Capitol building in Springfield is seen Oct. 15, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers consider an array of measures in final days of lame-duck session

January 5, 2025 at 7:37 p.m.

Illinois lawmakers were considering multiple bills in the last few days before a new General Assembly is sworn in.

Officers wear body cameras while ordering activists to disperse in Union Park near the United Center during the first day of the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Statewide police body camera requirement kicked in Jan. 1, but full compliance picture unclear

January 3, 2025 at 2:48 p.m.

Beginning New Year's Day, every on-duty police officer in Illinois will be required to wear a body camera under the 2021 SAFE-T Act.

Some 300 new state laws take effect Jan. 1 covering everything from road safety to artificial intelligence, most of them passed during a two-year legislative term that enters its final days when lawmakers return to Springfield later this week. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

New Illinois laws for 2025 include minimum wage bump, artificial intelligence protections

January 1, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

The New Year brings new laws in Illinois including a minimum wage bump and measures aimed at artificial intelligence.

The late sculptor Richard Hunt at work in his studio on Aug. 11, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Springfield museum highlights Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt’s work

December 28, 2024 at 10:12 a.m.

Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt's inspiration as an artist was sparked in part by the murder of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old South Side boy who was tortured and lynched during a...

The Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in 2022 in Anna, Illinois. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Audit finds overtime, staffing issues at Illinois Department of Human Services

December 27, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois Department of Human Services employees have worked excessive overtime — with one worker more than tripling their annual salary of $66,000 — which could have an adverse effect on...

1 in custody after police-involved shooting on West Side

December 21, 2024 at 9:05 a.m.

One person was in custody after Chicago police officers saw them shoot someone else early Saturday morning in the North Austin neighborhood on the city’s West Side, according to police....

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