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Democrats are urging Gov. Bruce Rauner to sign a bill that would expand the Illinois Human Rights Act to include employers with fewer than 15 employees in the law’s anti-discrimination language.
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Conservative Party gubernatorial candidate State. Sen. Sam McCann will share an endorsement the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 in the race for governor with Democrat JB Pritzker. Meanwhile, Gov. Bruce Rauner gave the state GOP $85,000 and signed a bill that raises funds for police memorial scholarships and protective gear from scratch-off lottery tickets.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday signed HB4278, law that will mandate faster reporting of any disease outbreaks at Illinois veterans facilities, in response to the deaths and illnesses caused by Legionnaires’ outbreaks at the Quincy veterans home during the previous three years.
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The Illinois State Board of Elections said Friday that its partners in the newly created Department of Innovation and Technology are close to hiring nine specialists that will travel the state looking for security gaps in the local county clerks offices that facilitate elections.
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With one day left for members of the public to weigh in on so-called global gag rule, which keeps foreign aid from going to groups that provide abortion services, Planned Parenthood of Illinois is pointing to “overwhelming opposition” to the changes.
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The Illinois Department of Employment Security on Thursday released preliminary unemployment figures showing improvement in some, but not all, metro areas in Illinois, plus a 61,000 increase in jobs around the state in the last year. Meanwhile, the Illinois Racing Board is moving forward with a form of video gambling at racetracks, but it’s unclear whether the board has the authority without the legislature’s approval.
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At his stop in Granite City Thursday, President Donald Trump delivered a speech that could have been delivered anywhere in America, regardless of geography.
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The approximately 300 deaf or hard-of-hearing prisoners within the Illinois Department of Corrections are close to finalizing a class action settlement after a seven-year court battle with state officials over accommodations for inmates with hearing impairment.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign reiterated the governor’s support for President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh. Meanwhile, the Illinois Commerce Commission on Wednesday ordered Chicago utility company People’s Gas to do an engineering study, amid allegations the company is not using rate hikes responsibly in its program to replace outdated natural gas pipes in the city.
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Community organizer Celina Villanueva was sworn in Tuesday as the newest member of the Illinois House, and promised to be an independent voice in Springfield for residents of the Southwest Side.
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