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Democrats look to address crime with youth investment programs, witness protection

Friday, April 1, 2022

Democrats in the General Assembly on Friday outlined community investment proposals that they say will be part of a broader crime reduction package that is still being negotiated as session enters its final week.

Two children die after families contacted by DCFS

Friday, April 1, 2022

Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood admits he has seen a lot of horrible things in his 20 years as an emergency room nurse in Chicago trauma centers and five years he has served as county coroner. But he said he has never seen a worse case of child abuse and neglect than he saw Tuesday.

Illinois House Democrats pass measure protecting providers of abortion-related medical services

Friday, April 1, 2022

Members of the Illinois House Democratic Caucus were joined by Planned Parenthood officials at a news conference Thursday to tout actions they say reaffirm women’s reproductive rights.

State Senate approves energy grid reliability task force

Thursday, March 31, 2022

The state Senate on Thursday advanced a measure to create a task force to study electric grid reliability in light of the 2021 passage of the energy regulatory overhaul bill known as the Climate...

COVID-19 leave for vaccinated teachers clears General Assembly

Thursday, March 31, 2022

A bill that allows teachers and other school and university employees or contractors who are fully vaccinated to take paid administrative leave if they have to miss work due to coronavirus-related...

Lawmakers pass ban on withholding college transcripts

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Graduates from Illinois colleges and universities may soon be able to access their transcripts even if they still owe money to the school they attended.

Without a Prisoner Review Board quorum, clemency hearings indefinitely postponed

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Chicago attorney Alan Mills has a client on the Prisoner Review Board’s clemency docket in April. His hearing has been indefinitely postponed because there is no longer a quorum on the PRB.

Illinois lawmakers look to address organized retail crime

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

A group of Illinois senators were joined by officials from the Illinois Retail Merchants Association and state attorney general’s office at a news conference Tuesday to outline an effort to...

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Democrats look to address crime with youth investment programs, witness protection

Two children die after families contacted by DCFS

Illinois House Democrats pass measure protecting providers of abortion-related medical services

State Senate approves energy grid reliability task force

COVID-19 leave for vaccinated teachers clears General Assembly

Lawmakers pass ban on withholding college transcripts

Without a Prisoner Review Board quorum, clemency hearings indefinitely postponed

Illinois lawmakers look to address organized retail crime