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…
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January 21, 2022 Update
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…
January 14, 2022 Update
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…
January 7, 2022 Update
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…
December 17, 2021 Update
GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:New Laws: Governor JB Pritzker signed a trailer bill –HB2791 (Slaughter/Peters) – to the Reimagine Public Safety Act (RPSA), which established the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention (OFVP). Community organizations looking…
December 10, 2021 Update
GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:New Laws: Governor Pritzker signed HB1975 (Mussman/Bennet) which is designed to protect students from sexual abuse. The legislation expands the definition of grooming in the criminal code, increases resources and protections for sexual…