Springfield News
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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. -
NOV 05, 2020
