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Bills expanding access to mental health care are among several signed into law
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Friday.
Starting Jan. 1,...
Democrats unveil legislative map proposal, GOP calls it ‘Gerrymandering 101’
SPRINGFIELD – House and Senate redistricting committees will hold a series of public hearings this week on a proposed new set of legislative maps...
State’s revenue picture improves as economy recovers
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois budget officials said Thursday that revenues are flowing into state coffers at a faster pace than previously estimated, meaning lawmakers will...
Pritzker: Broader reopening to begin next week
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday that Illinois will enter the “bridge” phase to full reopening on Friday, May 14. And barring any...
Illinois economy shrinks 4% in 2020 despite 4th quarter growth
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois economy shrank by 4 percent in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on many of its sectors, although there...
Delivery service rules, limits on governor’s authority over unions advance
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate worked through a long list of bills Thursday as lawmakers prepared to enter the final stretch of the 2021...