The House returns to Springfield Thursday for a potential vote on an energy bill, but it appears a deal has yet to be struck.
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It appears House Speaker Chris Welch has given unions and other supporters of a Senate-passed energy bill a path to a potential vote next week.
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Governor JB Pritzker is expected to sign the new legislative maps, but the question of an ongoing federal lawsuit remains. So, what comes next?
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Hours after lawmakers left Springfield without a final deal on an energy bill, Exelon confirmed it would begin closing nuclear plants within two weeks unless the General Assembly reaches an agreement.
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After months of complicated and unresolved negotiations on a gigantic energy bill, the Senate passed a piece of legislation early Wednesday morning.
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The latest draft of Democrat-drawn legislative maps made changes to some Democratic districts with population disparities, but also left many Republicans in a sticky situation.
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Republicans and good government groups repeatedly criticized a newly-released Democratic redistricting plans Monday after a weekend of hearings the GOP called a “sham.”
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The Senate appears poised to pass a long-discussed energy bill as early as Tuesday, but the legislation may already be dead.
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Governor JB Pritzker has used his Amendatory Veto powers on an ethics bill criticized as “toothless,” but Pritzker isn’t making any significant changes to the legislation.
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A joint House and Senate redistricting committee held its first hearing yesterday on new legislative maps which will likely be voted on Tuesday.
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Rep. Maurice West (D-Rockford) and two Republicans are trying to build some bipartisan understanding.
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Illinois Republicans seem to agree they think Governor JB Pritzker shouldn’t be “acting alone” with executive actions, but few of them are clear on whether they support mask or vaccine mandates in any form.
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Teachers unions and business groups support Governor JB Pritzker’s statewide mask mandate and vaccination requirements for some employees.
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Governor JB Pritzker is bringing back a statewide indoor mask order and requiring teachers, school employees, university employees, and health care workers to get vaccinated or face regular COVID-19 testing.
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Former Pritzker adviser and recently departed Chief of Staff to President Biden’s Office of Management and Budget Nikki Budzinski is running for Congress in what is currently the 13th District.
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Governor JB Pritzker says he’s continuing to look at new mitigation options to limit the explosion of COVID-19 cases around the state.
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Increasing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are causing a crisis for some southern Illinois hospitals to find available ICU beds for seriously ill patients.
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A federal judge left both Republicans and Democrats disappointed Monday with two separate decisions on the lawsuit challenging the Democratic-drawn legislative maps.
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Lawmakers will return to Springfield at the end of the month to make changes to legislative maps passed by Democrats in May.
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The state agency that administers medical licenses recently opened an investigation into a Champaign-area doctor for comments in opposition to a school mask mandate.
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