From left to right: Sen. Graciela Guzmán (D-Chicago), Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) and Sen. Adriane Johnson (D-Waukegan) speak at a press conference in Springfield [BlueRoomStream]

Democratic lawmakers want to divest the state’s pension funds from fossil fuels.  

Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) says doing so won’t just align with Illinois’ climate goals, it would improve the funds' performance.  

Advocates for the Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Illinois speak at a press conference in Springfield [BlueRoomStream]

State lawmakers are again attempting to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Illinois. 

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a press conference Thursday in Springfield. [BlueRoomStream]

Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois is able to access all federal portals after a White House memo released Monday night announcing a pause in federal grants caused confusion. 

Members of the Generative AI and Natural Language Processing Task Force present their report Wednesday in Springfield [BlueRoomStream]

The Illinois General Assembly should pass legislation to protect workers from being replaced by artificial intelligence, strengthen personal data protections and regulate the use of deepfakes, according to a task force report.  

Gov. JB Pritzker announces the selected site readiness projects in Jerseyville Wednesday

Gov. JB Pritzker announced $31 million in grants Wednesday for site readiness projects across the state. 

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a press conference Tuesday with Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is joining 22 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop a freeze on federal loans and grants. 

House Republican Leader Tony McCombie speaks at a press conference Tuesday in Springfield

The House Republican leader is filing a lawsuit seeking to have Illinois’ legislative map declared unconstitutional. 

ComEd and Ameren were improved for rate increases late last year. 

A measure in the Illinois House of Representatives aims to ban public utilities from making political contributions. 

Pictured: Hemp plants. [Stephen Ward, Oregon State University / CC BY-SA 2.0]

Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield Tuesday for a Spring session overshadowed by a looming budget deficit and a new president in the White House.  

In the mix of it all, they still have pressing issues to address. One of those is hemp regulations, which did not pass during the lame-duck session in early January.  

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. The decision came in a case filed by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and three other states.