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State wants ability to close public, private schools for not following virus rules Greg Bishop The Center Square and David C.L. Bauer Journal-Courier April 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail An Illinois House measure with one sponsor that passed in the late evening hours last week will harm families with children in private schools, opponents say. House Bill 2789 would have the Illinois Department of Public Health provide requirements for in-person instruction at not just public schools, but non-pub...

POLITICO Get the Illinois Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by CVS Health President Joe Biden gives his first address to a joint session of Congress on April 28, 2021. And he noted another f...

Opponents say autonomy for local schools is at risk now that a bill has passed the House that would put reopening decisions in the hands of the governor in an emergency situation like this and other pandemics.  HB 2789 allows the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to authorize protocols on any school in the state, including private schools and home schooling, in the name of public safety.  Shannon Adcock, a parent who ran for Indian Prairie School District 204, said the bill is an ov...

Illinois lawmakers ready to repeal $100 trailer fee hike, but Pritzker won’t let go of cash Illinois lawmakers ready to repeal $100 trailer fee hike, but Pritzker won’t let go of cash A bipartisan bill to repeal a $100 hike on license plates for trailers has so many sponsors, it could pass the Illinois House. Still, the bill is stuck in committee because Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration wants to hold on to the revenue. A bill to repeal the $100 hike on trailer license plates is so p...

Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly are pushing a measure that would require schools to provide free menstruation products in both girls’ and boys’ bathrooms for grades 4 through 12. Advocates of the proposal argue it would allow for transgender students who also menstruate to be able to access needed resources. State Rep. Barbara Hernandez (D-Aurora), the chief sponsor of HB 156 , said her proposal would build upon existing law passed in 2017 that required all Illinois schools ...

Trailer fee bill blocked in Springfield $100 hike cut registrations by 150,000 Greg Bishop The Center Square April 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5of5 SPRINGFIELD — Despite broad bipartisan support for measures to reduce the tax Illinois levies on trailers, the legislation has failed to advance. State Rep. Mike Zalewski, D-Riverside, who is the chairman of the House Revenue and Finance Committee, said despite having more than enough cosponsors to pass the measure in the House, he won’t let i...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Apr 16, 2021 3:28 PM (The Center Square) – Despite broad bipartisan support for measures to reduce the tax Illinois levies on trailers, legislation has failed to advance. State Rep. Avery Bourne, R-Raymond, has House Bill 636. There are 62 co-sponsors on the bill, more than enough to pass the House with a simple majority of bipartisan lawmakers. Bourne said there are nine identical bills from Republicans and Democrats that decrease the trailer fee that w...

WBGZ Radio 4/14/2021 | By Greg Bishop - Illinois Radio Network As Illinois state lawmakers return to session, up for grabs will be $7.5 billion in taxpayer funds the federal government is set to send the state. It’s expected Illinois state government’s share of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan will come in two installments over two fiscal years. Local governments in Illinois will share in more than $5 billion. Last month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Budget Director Alexis Sturm told lawma...

Illinois House passes bill mandating Asian-American history in schools By Nathan Layne Reuters (Reuters) - The Illinois lower house passed a bill on Wednesday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American history, setting the stage for possible adoption of milestone legislation amid rising incidents of violence against people of Asian descent. The bill, which would mandate the teaching of a unit of Asian-American history in public elementary and high schools starting in the 2022-2023 sch...

Congressman joins statehouse GOP in calling for commission to redraw districts Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois April 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Congressman Rodney Davis (center) joins state House Republican Rep. Avery Bourne and others in a news conference calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to honor his campaign pledge supporting an independent redistricting commission.Peter Hancock | Capitol News Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis joined his Republican colleagues in the General Assembly on ...