Dec 23, 2024 · Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect. Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs, evaluate job postings and even cancel gym memberships.

Jan 23, 2025 · The latest Illinois news coverage of state government to newspapers, broadcast outlets and other media throughout Illinois.

Dec 26, 2024 · The final increase, ending a six-year ramp which began with the minimum wage rising from $8.25 to $9.25 on Jan. 1, 2020, puts a bow on Gov. JB Pritzker’s first major legislative victory.

6 days ago · Almost immediately after the inauguration, Trump’s new head of the Department of Homeland Security, acting Secretary Benjamine Huffman, rescinded a Biden administration policy that had limited immigration enforcement actions in or near “sensitive locations” such as schools, playgrounds, child care centers and school bus stops. “All children in the United States are entitled to equal ...

Dec 20, 2024 · A report earlier this year by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shed some light on what those proposals could cost. The April analysis of a different bill found it would cost the state $5 billion in total through fiscal year 2045 to tie the salary cap to the Social Security wage base and improve the rate of the annual cost of living adjustment.

Dec 18, 2024 · Two factors are primarily responsible for the demand for increased state spending on schools. One is the 2018 funding formula, known as the Evidence-Based Funding model, that calls for annual increases of at least $350 million.. That law sets out a formula for determining what would be an “adequate” level of funding for each district based on factors such as total student enrollment ...

Nov 26, 2024 · CHICAGO – A state watchdog has identified at least $7.2 million in fraudulent claims and more than 275 instances of misconduct by state employees accused of bilking a federal program designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.. Since 2022, the Office of the Executive Inspector General has been investigating allegations that state employees fraudulently claimed Paycheck ...

6 days ago · Read more: Madigan takes witness stand, denying he traded ‘public office’ for ‘private gain’ Madigan and his co-defendant, longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, are accused of running a “criminal enterprise,” which Schwartz told the jury was meant to “enhance and preserve Madigan’s power and line Madigan’s pockets.”

Key dates Aug. 7: First day to submit vote-by-mail application Sept. 26: Early voting begins and election authorities begin mailing ballots Oct. 8: Last day to register via the normal process Oct. 9: Grace period registration begins (new in-person registrants must vote when they register) Oct. 20: Online voter registration closes Oct. 31: Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot

Jan 8, 2025 · Pritzker on upcoming challenges. The 104 th General Assembly has a lengthy to-do list, ranging from eliminating a projected $3.2 billion budget deficit to reforming transit in the Chicago area.. In a news conference following inauguration, Gov. JB Pritzker spoke about the budget challenges he faces this spring ahead of his late February budget address.