Illinois quick hits: Pritzker to sign tax, toll increases to bail out transit

The bill authorizes the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) to raise sales taxes by a quarter of a percent in Cook County ...

IL Senate approves Department of Corrections director despite fierce opposition

Despite a myriad of ongoing issues at the Illinois Department of Corrections, state senators approved the nomination of ...
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Illinois Senate Passes Assisted Suicide Measure

The bill would allow individuals to request and self-administer medication to end their lives. According to the bill, anyone requesting medically assisted suicide must be at least 18 years old, a ...

Illinois lawmakers approve ban on immigration arrests near courthouses

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers have sent Gov. JB Pritzker legislation prohibiting federal authorities from making immigration arrests near courthouses, but even one of the measure's top ...

Bill allowing terminally ill adults to choose medically assisted death heads to Gov. Pritzker

A controversial bill allowing terminally ill adults to choose when they want to die is heading to the Illinois governor's ...

Illinois lawmakers push to tackle constitutional violations in immigration raids, ban courthouse arrests

Amid increased public calls for Illinois elected officials to more strongly push back against the Trump administration’s sometimes-violent crackdown on immigrants in the Chicago region, the Illinois ...