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Schools regain some local control
The final decision-making authority over COVID-19 protocols in the classroom has been restored to locally-elected school boards. On July 9, 2021, the federal Centers for
July 23, 2021
The final decision-making authority over COVID-19 protocols in the classroom has been restored to locally-elected school boards. On July 9, 2021, the federal Centers for
Preliminary hearings in the case of McConchie v. Illinois have begun. Filed by Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie to challenge the partisan legislative maps signed
Citing a lack of “true ethics reform,” Legislative Inspector General (LIG) Carol Pope offered her resignation to members of the Legislative Ethics Commission on July
This week, Senator Plummer continued his calls to have all state offices reopen, especially the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), which continues to remain
In addition to fixing budget errors, the Senate was called back to the Capitol June 15 to a vote on an omnibus energy bill that
Gov. Pritzker has signed a major election reform bill into law that will expand curbside voting and allow polling places in county jails for those
Illinois’ law-abiding gun owners may soon bear the brunt of burdensome restrictions passed by the General Assembly. On June 15, the House of Representatives approved
When Senate President Don Harmon called Senators back to the Capitol for a one-day session on June 15, Senate Republicans were told to expect a
The House of Representatives took up a measure this week that had already passed the Senate on May 31, which would allow for individuals to
In the overnight hours of May 31-June 1, majority party Democrats rammed through a nearly 4,000-page budget that guides spending for the fiscal year that
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