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APR 30, 2025
The Illinois Senate Transportation Committee passed a measure allowing electric or hydrogen powered vehicles to exceed weight limits. Advocates say the measure prevents companies from taking multiple trips and prevents negative environmental impact.
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APR 29, 2025
Labor union leaders gathered in Springfield Monday to honor worker's killed on the job with a memorial. [BlueRoomStream]
Illinois labor unions honored workers killed or severely injured at work Monday, while advocating for a bill union leaders say will help protect workers in Illinois.
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APR 28, 2025
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul – along with New York, California and Minnesota’s attorneys general – shared their insights Friday on why they and other attorneys general sued President Donald Trump’s administration over withholding federal funding to the states for kindergarten through high school education.
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APR 28, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the site of the new Vantive headquarters Friday in Deerfield.
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that healthcare company Vantive will invest $23 million to build its new U.S. headquarters in Deerfield.
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APR 25, 2025
The House Judiciary Criminal Committee heard subject matter on three bills that aim to encourage compassionate release of sick or aging incarcerated people in Illinois.
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APR 24, 2025
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin speaks at a committee meeting in Chicago in October [U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee]
After months of anticipation, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) announced he will not be running for reelection in 2026. The decision has far-reaching implications for Illinois’ politics.
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The House Executive Committee meets Wednesday in Springfield. [BlueRoomStream]
The House Executive Committee approved measures Wednesday to coordinate state assistance for human trafficking survivors and reform the Prisoner Review Board.
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APR 23, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker announced grants for downstate downtowns in Jacksonville Tuesday afternoon.
Gov. JB Pritzker announced $30 million in grants Tuesday to rebuild the downtowns of municipalities in Illinois.
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APR 23, 2025
The House Ethics and Elections Committee meets Tuesday in Springfield. [BlueRoomStream]
The House Ethics and Elections Committee met Tuesday evening to hear subject matter on measures to increase voting windows on college campuses and improve transparency around the political appointment process.
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APR 22, 2025
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-Lombard) presents her bill to create oversight on homeschool in Illinois to the House Education Policy Committee. [BlueRoomStream]
After a week-long break, the Illinois House returns to Springfield Tuesday to kick off the second half of the Spring Session. With the scheduled May 31 adjournment date a little more than a month away, there are several issues which the chambers have not yet approved.
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