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For the first time in nearly four decades, Illinois House Democrats are seeking to defend their dominance in Springfield without the chief architect of their supermajority, indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan.
(The Center Square) – A new Illinois law will allow certain law enforcement officers to retire at age 55 instead of 60. A tax and budget expert says Illinois taxpayers will be on the hook for the extra five years of pension payments. ...
Controversial public safety measures took priority in Springfield. And we know that Illinois has a budget. But a whole lot of other changes are coming, thanks to state lawmakers’ recent rush of activity.
In their final days of the annual spring session, members of Illinois’ General Assembly approved a series of bills targeting public safety.
Heading into the final hours of the General Assembly’s spring legislative session on Friday, lawmakers’ to-do list has been pared down to the bare essentials as they prepare to leave Springfield seven weeks earlier than their usual end-of-May sprint.