A meeting was held late last month between House Republican Leader Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge), Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich), Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic leaders.
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) is happy to see the sunset approaching on 5G wireless legislation marked as Senate Bill 1451.
With almost two decades as an assistant state attorney in Cook County, state Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) is keen on investigating ethical misconduct. Last week he and the Senate GOP filed comprehensive ethics reform legislation.
A decade after the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy observed in the U.S. armed services ended, Illinois Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) pushed for legislation that restores benefits to veterans impacted by the regulation.
As Republicans continued to raise questions regarding the 36 COVID-19-related deaths at the LaSalle Veterans' Home last fall, Peter Neumer, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), recently spoke to the state Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee.
State Sen. Laura Murphy (D-Des Plains) proposed legislation that would allow Medicare participants the opportunity to switch their plans without getting hit with less favorable terms.
The senior population in Illinois will have more flexibility and expansive options when shopping for supplemental plans to Medicare through legislation the state Senate approved, Sen. Laura Murphy said in a May 7 release.
Veteran state Sen. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) is no fan of a bill that would authorize a plan designed at expanding 5G technology.
A bill aimed at "phasing out" toxic chemicals found in foam used to fight fires unanimously passed the Illinois State Senate April 23.
A new Illinois Senate bill is designed to end spam phone calls from telemarketers using unknown or familiar numbers.
In Illinois, options for voting will likely expand.
It is no longer prohibited to consume alcohol on trains, per a new bill sponsored by state Sen. Laura Ellman (D-Naperville) that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law on April 2.
Citing the inability to apply a bipartisan approach, Illinois State Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) blasted Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal and virtual State of the State address.
Running a business has never been easy, but it’s never been as hard as it is right now.
State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) has a singular focus in his run for the U.S. Congress.