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The Illinois State Senate approved SB2979, which would explicitly limit the amount of money trial lawyers and plaintiffs can demand businesses pay under the Biometric Information Privacy Act. The law has spawned thousands of lawsuits generating hundreds of millions of dollars in legal fees
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(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed more than 150 bills into law Friday.
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Local Republican lawmakers have responded to the record-breaking $50.6 million Illinois budget for Fiscal year 2024, which was passed by the General Assembly in the early hours of May 27.
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An awful, unconstitutional piece of legislation that should have been opposed by Democrats and Republicans alike passed unanimously in the Illinois House and Senate. It now goes to Gov. JB Pritzker for signature. The only significant opposition came from the ACLU of Illinois. They are right to oppose it.
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Several local state legislators representing Madison and St. Clair County residents have responded to guilty verdicts for the former CEO of ComEd and three associates of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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By overwhelming margins, Americans don’t want biological men competing in women’s sports. Surveys consistently show at least 60% opposed and just 30% in support at best, even surveys by left-leaning sources like NPR and The Washington Post.
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On the long list of things wrong with Illinois’ pension system, there’s one problem that can’t be ignored: Tier 2 pension benefits are increasingly likely to fall short of minimums under federal rules. If that happens, the sponsoring unit of government would face huge, new liabilities. Those facts have long been widely agreed.
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Voters wanting to show their Election Day pride should be careful. Sharing a voting-booth selfie on social media is a felony in Illinois.
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CARMI – Circuit judges can’t enforce constitutional requirements for passing legislation, Governor Pritzker’s lawyer told White County Circuit Judge Scott Webb at a Jan. 25 hearing for a temporary restraining order on a gun law Pritzker signed on Jan. 10.
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Several Republican state legislators joined the Madison County Board in their opposition to the “assault weapons” ban signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker Tuesday evening during a lame duck session.
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Belt, of Cahokia Heights, was first elected to the Senate in 2018, succeeding James Clayborne after he served more than 20 years in the Chamber.
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Patricia Saccone will serve as a Member on the Illinois Racing Board.* Saccone has over fifteen years of classroom experience, serving as the Program Director and Professor of Health Information Technology at Waubonsee Community College in Aurora.
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She will be a watchdog for us looking out for new taxes and fees that continue to pile up and hold us down. Importantly, she will fight against amending our constitution to allow for a progressive income tax that would allow politicians to move tax brackets up and down any time they need to fill their coffers.
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SPRINGFIELD – Democrat Representative Katie Stuart of Edwardsville runs with money from Chicago and Springfield and strategy from California and Washington.
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“The public was misled by these plaintiffs when, soon after retiring from office or indicating an intention not to run for retention, plaintiffs filed this lawsuit claiming that defendant was not allowed to implement a change in their salary and that defendant must pay them the amounts of the reductions in their salaries that occurred over and eight year period,” Neville wrote.
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6-0 ruling vacates lower court order to pay out at least $175,000, but state high court shies away from ruling whether the Illinois constitution allows lawmakers to cut their pay
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Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act is making headlines throughout the nation for the risk it poses to communities in Illinois.
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Democrat Barry Julian announced on Aug. 23 that he has been endorsed for a Madison County circuit judgeship by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.
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Bost Backed Veterans’ Mental Health Bill Passes House.
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The federal government has failed spectacularly to manage the risk of inflation. For many, that’s no surprise given the unprecedented government-enforced lockdowns, the trillions of dollars spent on bailouts and a haphazard implementation of the green energy agenda.
