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What’s in the SAFE-T Act? A look at the 2021 criminal justice …
WEBMay 18, 2022 · By GRACE KINNICUTT Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Amid a campaign season in which every constitutional office and seat in the Illinois General Assembly will be up for vote, rising crime and a landmark criminal justice reform passed in 2021 have become dominant topics for Republicans trying to loosen Democrats’ hold on state government. The Safety ...
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WEB5 days ago · Case of former AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan heads to jury. Tuesday, September 17, 2024. A federal jury in Chicago is deliberating the case of former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza, who is accused of bribing powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Read more.
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WEBShe started in newspapers at a Texas daily, then joined the Belleville News Democrat in 2000. During her nearly 20 years there she covered breaking news, the police and courts, and county government, before joining the investigative team. In 2023, Beth won her second Robert F. Kennedy journalism award with her reporting partner, Molly Parker ...
What to know about Illinois’ assault weapons ban
WEBDec 4, 2023 · Illinois’ assault weapons ban is wide-ranging and affects a variety of firearms and accessories, most notably weapons based on the design of the AR-15. The law classifies more than 170 different models of firearm as assault weapons. The statute also lists several general types of weapons under its definition of …
Health insurance changes targeting ‘utilization management,’ …
WEBThe package also includes measures giving the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to approve or deny premium rate changes in large-group health insurance plans while banning the sale of short-term, limited duration individual health plans, which are sometimes derisively referred to as “junk insurance.”
For at least 6 months, state failed to act on Carlinville funeral ...
WEBDec 6, 2023 · For at least 6 months, state failed to act on Carlinville funeral director that mishandled remains. Heinz Funeral home – whose director, Albert August “Gus” Heinz, agreed to a permanent revocation of his state funeral director license in October – is pictured in Carlinville. The revocation came at least six months after a local coroner ...
Lawmakers pass on oversight vote for Pritzker’s prison closure, …
WEBJun 14, 2024 · That changed on Friday – at least for now – when only three lawmakers made it to Springfield for the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability’s scheduled vote on Gov. JB Pritzker’s plans to demolish and rebuild Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill and Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln.
Pritzker signs law allowing digital driver’s licenses among …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Official state mushroom, fluorescent light bulb ban among other laws signed. Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed a measure designating the “giant puffball” as the state’s mushroom after signing hundreds of bills on Friday, completing action on legislation sent to him by lawmakers this spring. Pritzker has now signed more than 460 bills ...
Nurses unions push for mandatory staff-to-patient ratios
WEBSPRINGFIELD – Unions representing nurses in Illinois are pushing for legislation that would impose mandatory staff-to-patient ratios in hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities. But lobby groups representing hospitals and nursing homes say they are steadfastly opposed to the legislation, arguing that a nationwide nursing ...