Dec 23, 2024 · Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect. Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs, evaluate job postings and even cancel gym memberships.

Jan 10, 2025 · Voters can choose from 10 designs for a new flag, the current flag, the 1918 centennial flag or 1968 sesquicentennial flag. Individuals can vote for one flag once every 24 hours and may select the same or a different flag each day.

Jan 9, 2025 · Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick, chairman of the Kansas-based Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, waits outside the Illinois House chamber while lawmakers consider a bill to give the tribe ownership of the 1,500-acre Shabbona Lake and State Park in DeKalb County.

Dec 20, 2024 · A report earlier this year by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shed some light on what those proposals could cost. The April analysis of a different bill found it would cost the state $5 billion in total through fiscal year 2045 to tie the salary cap to the Social Security wage base and improve the rate of the annual cost of living adjustment.

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Dec 9, 2024 · SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ assault weapons ban will remain in place, at least until a federal appeals court hears full arguments challenging a lower court ruling that found the law unconstitutional.

Feb 6, 2025 · Meanwhile, Democrats in the Illinois House passed a series of resolutions Wednesday – amid a walkout by the Republican caucus – condemning the Trump administration for a series of actions taken in the opening weeks of the new administration.. Among Trump’s actions were the executive order on birthright citizenship, a short-lived freeze on distribution of federal aid and grants, threats ...

Jan 7, 2025 · After more than a year of negotiations, the Illinois General Assembly passed “Karina’s Bill” on Tuesday with bipartisan support. It clarifies that local law enforcement must temporarily remove guns from a person who has an order of protection against them when the alleged victim successfully seeks firearm removal as a remedy in court.

Jan 8, 2025 · Pritzker on upcoming challenges. The 104 th General Assembly has a lengthy to-do list, ranging from eliminating a projected $3.2 billion budget deficit to reforming transit in the Chicago area.. In a news conference following inauguration, Gov. JB Pritzker spoke about the budget challenges he faces this spring ahead of his late February budget address.

Key dates Aug. 7: First day to submit vote-by-mail application Sept. 26: Early voting begins and election authorities begin mailing ballots Oct. 8: Last day to register via the normal process Oct. 9: Grace period registration begins (new in-person registrants must vote when they register) Oct. 20: Online voter registration closes Oct. 31: Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot