Month: January 2022

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:New Laws: HB359 (Kifowit/Cullerton) is now law. The bill, which creates a veterans’ accountability unit within the Illinois Department of Veteran’s Affairs, was in response to the Department’s handling of COVID which…

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19 Update: Illinois has reached its peak with the omicron variant according to Governor Pritzker and the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. While the news is encouraging, the…

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:New Laws: The Governor approved the legislation passed during last week’s session. ·        HB 3512 (Slaughter/Sims) which is a second trailer bill to the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus criminal justice pillar – the…

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:Budget Update: Comptroller Susana Mendoza paid off the final $302 million payment on a $2 billion loan the state took out in 2020 to cover COVID-19 expenses. Comptroller Mendoza estimated…