UPDATED: Redistricting hearings open as data sources remain murky UPDATED: Redistricting hearings open as data sources remain murky Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Illinois lawmakers opened their first public hearing Tuesday on a proposed set of new House and Senate district maps with Democrats and Republicans still at sharp odds over how the maps were drawn and whether or not they are fair.
Abortion foes to challenge ‘culturally responsive’ teaching standards Abortion foes to challenge ‘culturally responsive’ teaching standards Tuesday, May 25, 2021 The leader of one of the state’s largest anti-abortion group told a legislative committee Tuesday that the group intend to file a legal challenge against the state’s new “culturally responsive teaching and leading standards.”
Democrats unveil legislative map proposal, GOP calls it ‘Gerrymandering 101’ Democrats unveil legislative map proposal, GOP calls it ‘Gerrymandering 101’ Monday, May 24, 2021 House and Senate redistricting committees will hold a series of public hearings this week on a proposed new set of legislative maps that Democrats released late Friday, despite the fact that... Read more
Unionization amendment clears Senate Unionization amendment clears Senate Friday, May 21, 2021 The Illinois Senate on Friday passed and sent to the House a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish a fundamental right of employees to unionize and engage in collective bargaining. Read more
State plans early payoff of Fed loans State plans early payoff of Fed loans Thursday, May 20, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to a plan to repay the money Illinois borrowed from the Federal Reserve during the COVID-19 pandemic before... Read more
New marijuana licensing bill heads to House floor New marijuana licensing bill heads to House floor Thursday, May 20, 2021 A bill aimed at allowing more people from distressed communities to get into the lucrative recreational marijuana business is on its way to the House floor as lawmakers head into the final days of... Read more
Senate panel endorses ‘media literacy’ mandate in schools Senate panel endorses ‘media literacy’ mandate in schools Tuesday, May 18, 2021 All high schools in Illinois would be required to offer instruction in how to understand and evaluate news and social media as part of their computer literacy courses under a bill that advanced... Read more
Lawmakers gear up for ethics debate Lawmakers gear up for ethics debate Monday, May 17, 2021 The Illinois Senate is gearing up for a debate over a package of ethics reforms, possibly as early as this week, but it’s one that Republicans say doesn’t go far enough. Read more