Veteran state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) has thrown his support behind a plan that would enact term limits on U.S. members of Congress.

Senate Higher Education Committee’s hearing on transitional pay for university administrators, State Senator Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines) criticized the practice of administrators leaving their positions and receiving their full salary despite poor performance.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Department of Human Services Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Sen. Laura Ellman (D-21) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 went into effect on Aug. 23, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-41) that was introduced with the purpose of creating the Public University Uniform Admission Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Out-of-State Person Subject to Involuntary Admission on an Inpatient Basis Mental Health Treatment Act went into effect on Aug. 23, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

There were two offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole near Illinois zip code 60540 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-41) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Illinois Insurance Code will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Illinois Vehicle Code will go into effect on June 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Medical Patient Rights Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Sen. Laura Ellman (D-21) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 went into effect on Aug. 23, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Department of Human Services Act went into effect on Aug. 23, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Attorney General Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-41) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Electronic Fund Transfer Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

City of Wheaton Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 27.

City of Wheaton Bicycle Advisory Commission met 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 19.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-41) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code went into effect on Aug. 23, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 went into effect on Aug. 23, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

A new law sponsored by Sen. Laura Ellman (D-21) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois went into effect on Aug. 23, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.