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Raoul’s office to receive $15.7M budget increase for operations
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – In a year when many state agencies received little or no funding increase, state lawmakers…
Pritzker to tell Congress ‘both parties are to blame’ for broken immigration system
Capitol News Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will tell a congressional committee Thursday that America’s immigration problems are a result of…
Insurance plans could soon be required to cover hippotherapy in Illinois
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature, certain insurance plans would have to cover hippotherapy…
Feds to retry Sen. Emil Jones after mistrial on bribery, lying to FBI charges
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced they intend to retry state Sen. Emil Jones III after…
Despite setbacks, gun rights groups continue push to overturn Illinois assault weapons ban
Capitol News Illinois Gun rights advocates once again are asking a federal appeals court in Chicago to overturn Illinois’ ban…
‘This issue isn’t going away’: Illinois lawmakers delay pension reform again
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers…
‘Clean Slate’ Act to seal nonviolent criminal records loses in race against time
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal…
Under bill, state highway cameras could be used to investigate human trafficking
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A bill passed in this year’s legislative session would rewrite the definition of a “forcible…
Illinois’ $55.2B budget ‘incomplete,’ Civic Federation president says
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit…
Illinois ‘chicken bill’ aims to boost small poultry farms, expand access to their products
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A bill that would lift long-standing restrictions on small poultry farmers in Illinois, reducing red…
Legislative leaders discuss next steps for failed transit reform push
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Minutes before the clock hit midnight and the calendar flipped to June 1, the Illinois…
Despite victories, major higher education policy bills stall in General Assembly
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker got some of what he requested from the General Assembly in the…