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Law sponsored by Ellman ensures Illinois firefighters receive retirement 'they have earned and deserve'
Retirement is looking a lot more fair for Illinois firefighters.
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Villa wants Illinois students to be prepared for shootings ‘without having to experience the distress’
Sen. Karina Villa (D-West Chicago) is praising the passage of a new bill that prohibits Illinois school lockdown drills from including graphic simulations to mimic a school shooting.
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Curran says reform bill 'will hold elected officials to a higher ethical standard'
State Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) says Senate Bill 539 will compel officials to act according to what is expected of them.
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Curran congratulates Argonne National Laboratory on its 75th anniversary
State Sen. John Curran (R-Lemont) recently congratulated Argonne National Laboratory on its 75th anniversary.
Business
Villa: Bill 'will help give nursing home residents the opportunity to enjoy the highest quality of life'
A bill introduced by Illinois State Sen. Karina Villa (D-West Chicago) would demand practical measures to ensure nursing homes residents are treated well.
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Hilton: Bill expands ‘protections for survivors of human trafficking’
An Illinois Senate bill initiated by Attorney General Kwame Raoul and passed by the House and Senate that would expand home address protections for survivors of violent crimes is receiving praise from its co-sponsor.
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Curran calls for ethics reform: 'We need to restore the public's trust'
Illinois Republicans have created a bill to counter a Democratic ethics bill that the GOP feels is a weak attempt at addressing the state's need for ethics reform.
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Durkin frustrated with Pritzker: 'Republicans are not part of any map-drawing process'
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.
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Mazzochi calls for end to 5G Bill: This bill has brought 'evisceration of local control'
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) is happy to see the sunset approaching on 5G wireless legislation marked as Senate Bill 1451.
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Curran: 'We need to restore trust in state government, trust in the General Assembly'
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.
Government
Cullerton fights to provide veterans benefits to LGBTQ+ service members denied under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
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.
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State Senate hearings seek out why ‘so few mentions’ of other state agencies in LaSalle VA Home report
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.
Government
'Birthday Rule' Medicare bill gives seniors 'freedom to seek lower cost elsewhere' in Illinois
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.
Government
Murphy's bill attempts to prevent health status from being 'barrier to finding reasonably priced supplemental plan'
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.
Business
Mazzochi: 'You don't need to authorize this bill to get 5G technology'
Veteran state Sen. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) is no fan of a bill that would authorize a plan designed at expanding 5G technology.