Springfield News
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NOV 12, 2020
Hillary Chutter-Ames and Jim Black on Tuesday encouraged lawmakers to make changes to the state’s police certification law.
With nationwide efforts underway to improve community trust with law enforcement and weed out bad actors, Illinois lawmakers this week listened to recommendations for changing the state’s police decertification process. -
The Illinois General Assembly will not meet next week for a previously scheduled veto session due to concerns over the rise of COVID-19.
Illinois lawmakers will not reconvene next week for their previously scheduled veto session, legislative officials said Tuesday, citing the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. -
Dr. Nia Heard-Garris encouraged a panel of state lawmakers on Monday to declare racism a public health crisis in Illinois
To begin addressing health inequities in Illinois, lawmakers should declare racism a public health crisis, a panel of legislators were told Monday. -
NOV 09, 2020
After the failure of Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal, he is being pushed to extend a tax credit to help working-class residents.
After last week’s loss of Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal, one nonprofit organization is looking ahead by encouraging the state to expand a tax credit it says would help working-class Illinoisans. -
NOV 09, 2020
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Peter Hanna and Brad Cole were on opposite sides of a Thursday legislative discussion on qualified immunity.
As Illinois lawmakers consider legislation aimed at curbing qualified immunity for law enforcement, critics warned Thursday such a move would make it difficult to recruit police while advocates said it would increase accountability for bad actors.
