Gov. JB Pritzker signs three bills in Schaumburg to protect Native American rights. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

Illinois took new steps Friday to “repair” a long history of discrimination against Native Americans, including discrimination against a high school student’s graduation attire just last year.  

Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill at an event on Chicago’s West Side Thursday. [Gov. JB Pritzker/Facebook] 

Gov. JB Pritzker signed new bills into law Thursday that aim to fill food pantries with the help of Illinois farmers and a separate measure that responds to mental health needs in schools

AARP State Director Philippe Largent speaks at a Commerce Commission public hearing at the University of Illinois Chicago on Tuesday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is weighing a rate hike request from Peoples Gas that the company says is a safety necessity while advocates want a faster transition to clean energy sources.  

The Illinois Capitol   

Gov. JB Pritzker signed more than 130 bills into law Friday as the governor continues to whittle down the number of bills from the spring session requiring action.   

The bills signed by Pritzker Friday included several key initiatives from the spring session that tackle infrastructure, crime, ethics and education.  

The Cook County Jail.    

Illinois will become the first state to use a bail system that doesn’t require money on Sept. 18, following a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Pretrial Fairness Act last week. With that change will come a new set of rules and procedures for law enforcement and courts to follow between a person’s arrest and criminal trial.  

From left to right, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, rapper Meek Mill, Speaker Pro Tempore Jehan Gordon Booth (D-Peoria), Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin, and Gov. JB Pritzker celebrate at a bill signing event in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Friday. [Gov. JB Pritzker/Facebook]   

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Friday that will change how Illinois monitors people on mandatory supervised release in an effort to send fewer people back to prison for a second time.  

Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a news conference at Planned Parenthood’s office in Chicago on Thursday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

The most controversial law of the spring session was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday, which gives the Attorney General’s Office additional power to go after “crisis pregnancy centers” that share “disinformation” or use deceptive business practices.     

Sen. Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) missed all but one day of the spring legislative session. [Illinois Senate Democrats]   

Sen. Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) announced Wednesday she will resign from the Illinois Senate on Tuesday after she didn’t participate in the spring session.  

The audit covered an 18-month period following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.    

The confusion around unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic that smacked the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) came with a billion-dollar price tag, an audit released Wednesday found.  

Gov. JB Pritzker signs the HOME Illinois program into law Wednesday at a South Side resource center. [Gov. JB Pritzker/Facebook]   

A new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesday aims to boost the state’s efforts to reduce homelessness with a goal of nearly eradicating it.