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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 13, 2025
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    Giannoulias says Texas illegally accessed state data to track woman who got an abortion, announces measures to strengthen data protections

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    Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias speaks at a press conference Thursday. [Illinois.gov]

    Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says Texas law enforcement illegally accessed automatic license plate reader data in Mount Prospect to locate a woman who had an abortion and announced new measures intended to prevent future incidents. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 12, 2025
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    ISBE launches wellness conference, expanded DEI resources as part of strategic plan, swears in new member

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    The Illinois State Board of Education has launched a wellness conference, trained staff on a state literacy plan and expanded internal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) resources as part of a strategic plan to improve Illinois’ public schools. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 11, 2025
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    Illinois sues Trump administration over forced reset trigger redistribution, state ban to remain in place

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois’ assault weapons ban in January 2023. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

    Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 15 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over a plan to return confiscated forced reset triggers and allow them to be sold again. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 11, 2025
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    Republican lawmakers ‘thankful’ medical aid in dying, homeschool bills failed to pass General Assembly

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    Republican lawmakers say they’re thankful bills they opposed like medical aid in dying, transit reform and homeschool reform did not pass in the spring session but say they will remain “vigilant” as they expect measures to return in the fall veto and 2026 spring session. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 10, 2025
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    Stakeholders look to fall veto session as energy omnibus is again punted by Illinois lawmakers

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    Stefan Kühn, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons

    As summer rate hikes go into effect across the state, Illinois lawmakers again punted on an energy omnibus intended to address rising energy rates and Illinois’ climate goals. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 09, 2025
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    Public university direct admissions, protections for noncitizen students among education bills sent to governor

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    Gov. JB Pritzker will consider measures to create a direct admissions program for Illinois students to attend state universities and codify protections for students regardless of citizenship status. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 06, 2025
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    Pritzker prepares to defend Illinois’ sanctuary policies to House oversight committee, criticizes ICE actions in Chicago

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    As Gov. JB Pritzker prepares to testify before Congress next week, he called federal immigration actions in Chicago Wednesday “inappropriate.” 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 05, 2025
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    Illinois Senate Transportation chair says he hopes to pass transit reform and funding ‘ASAP’

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    Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) presents a transit reform and funding package on the Senate floor May 31. [Camryn Cutinello/The Daily Line]

    The chair of the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee said he remains committed to passing transit reform and funding as soon as possible. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 04, 2025
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    Bill expanding insurance coverage for behavioral health, ‘conservative’ Medicaid omnibus head to governor

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    The Illinois General Assembly passed a measure intended to improve behavioral healthcare in the state, as well as a scaled down version of the annual Medicaid omnibus bill. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 03, 2025
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    PBM reform, expanded shield laws headed to governor’s desk but four-year community college degrees, medical aid in dying fail to pass this spring

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    The Illinois state budget passed just before midnight on May 31, but transit reform and funding failed to meet the deadline, along with a number of other anticipated measures. Here’s a look at what the General Assembly did and didn’t pass this spring. 

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