Author: Scott Marquardt

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:New Laws: Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the new legislative maps – SB927 (Harmon/Hernandez). The legislation, which revises the previously approved legislative districts following the release of the census data, passed the General Assembly…

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19: Governor Pritzker extended the deadline for vaccination of state workers who work in congregate settings. The initial deadline for those state workers to be vaccinated was October 4th, but the…

GOVERNOR’S HIGLIGHTS:Clean Energy: On Wednesday, Governor Pritzker signed the comprehensive energy bill, , SB2408 (Harmon/Evans), into law. Read the Governor’s full press release here. Child Care Assistance: Beginning October 1, 2021, parents who are unemployed and…

102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY:The Illinois House convened in a one-day session on Thursday to pass negotiated comprehensive clean energy legislation. SB2408 (Harris/Evans) now heads back to the Senate for consideration.  Senate Democrats are holding a…

Governor’s Action:Governor Pritzker has now acted on all the legislation approved during the spring session.  In total, the General Assembly approved 666 bills during the spring session (349 House Bills…

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:Deputy Governor Jesse Ruiz has left the Governor’s Administration and returned to the private sector. Ruiz oversaw the state’s education agencies for the past two and half years.  No word…