Faraci selected as new state senator in 52nd District
City of Champaign Township Assessor Paul Faraci will serve as the next state senator in Illinois’ 52nd District.
Illinois Democrats push to further expand abortion, gender care access
Bill contains legal protections for providers, out-of-state patients.
House advances assault weapon ban, Senate giving it ‘extensive review’
Pritzker expresses support, watches debate from House chamber.
McCarthy elected House speaker in vote 15 after chaotic week
Republican Kevin McCarthy has been elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions boiling over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern.
How did Illinois’ delegation vote for Speaker of the House?
Updated Saturday 1:10 a.m. WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy has been elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks. Floor tensions boiled over into shouting after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern. But McCarthy prevailed in the end as he had…
McCarthy nears victory for speaker after grueling fight
On the fourth day of voting, 14 of the 20 conservative holdouts switched to McCarthy.
Supreme Court sets March timeline for oral arguments in cash bail appeal
Both sides agree to timeline that would further delay Pretrial Fairness Act’s implementation.
Illinois House votes to ban assault weapons and broaden abortion protections
About six months after the Highland Park mass shooting, Illinois lawmakers advanced a bill to ban assault weapons.
Applicants for Scott Bennett’s state Senate seat make their case at an online forum.
Applicants seeking to fill the state Senate seat left vacant by the death last month of Scott Bennett appeared on an online forum Wednesday evening, to make their case to local Democrats.
Illinois Reps. Bost, Budzinski and Miller each disagree on who should be next House speaker
Illinois’ congressional delegation remains split on the choices for the U.S. House’s next speaker as the body took a rare sixth unsuccessful vote Wednesday afternoon. However, Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, and Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, agree on one thing: They are ready to put the voting behind them. While Bost, who represents the 12th District…
Biden is going to give remarks on border security today
President Biden is planning to give remarks on border security and enforcement on Thursday, an issue that has come to the forefront as large numbers of migrants come to the southern U.S. border, straining the resources of border communities and the immigration system. The speech comes ahead of meetings Biden will have in Mexico City…
GOP’s McCarthy rejected for House speaker — again and again
House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker.
Bills target pawnbrokers for tighter rate limits
Legislative Black Caucus calls them ‘predatory’ lenders; pawnbrokers push back.
Latex gloves are no longer allowed in Illinois food service, next is health care in 2024
ALTON — Illinois food service providers are now barred from using latex gloves as a new state law takes effect. The Illinois General Assembly passed the Latex Glove Ban Act this year, which Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in June. The goal of the new law is to protect workers and customers who may…
This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy’s moment. Instead, GOP chaos reigns
WASHINGTON — This one had to hurt. “Maybe the right person for the job of speaker of the House isn’t someone who has sold shares of themself for more than a decade to get it,” Matt Gaetz, the hard-right Florida congressman, said on the House floor before nominating Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker before…