Posts by Democrats for the Illinois House
The Illinois Legislature’s fall veto session starts today. Here’s what to expect.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and statewide lawmakers are gathering in Springfield this week for the first week of the state legislature’s veto session. Happening this week and in November, it’s…
Read MoreAdvocates push for guns to be taken from domestic abusers when order of protection served
Bill named for Chicago domestic violence victim allegedly shot and killed by husband this summer By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – As lawmakers prepare to return to Springfield later…
Read MoreState Legislative Staffers Across the U.S. Push to Unionize
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch says he wants the state’s legislative staff to be allowed to unionize. The Democrat authored a bill he says would allow that last week, even…
Read MoreWelch introduces bill to allow legislative staff to unionize
SPRINGFIELD – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, has filed legislation that would, for the first time in Illinois, authorize legislative staff to form a union and engage in collective…
Read MoreAs SAFE-T Act goes live, murder suspects previously eligible to post bond are held in jail
Hearings have been longer, more deliberative – resembling federal detention proceedings In courtrooms around the state early this week, judges conducted the first hearings under a new system that determines…
Read MoreCash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it
CHICAGO (AP) — It took four and a half months for Shannon Ross’ life to unravel. Ross, who describes himself as Indigenous and a person of color, was arrested in…
Read More68th District State Representative Dave Vella Named as the Grand Marshall of the 2023 Rockford Labor Day Parade
It was announced that State Representative Dave Vella will be the Grand Marshall of the 2023 Labor Day Parade. The event hosts, RUL (Rockford United Labor) and the AFL-CIO, chose…
Read MorePoliticians start collecting signatures as Illinois election season officially kicks off
Tuesday is the official kickoff to the 2024 political season. Candidates began the work of getting on the ballot for next spring’s primary election. Voters may not be thinking a…
Read MoreMiddle Eastern community celebrates Illinois becoming first state to add its racial classification
With just a few short words, lawmakers passed a bill that, once signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, makes Illinois the first state to add the racial classification of Middle Eastern…
Read MoreIllinois Lawmakers Look to Address Domestic Violence Rise With Laws to Help Survivors
An estimated one in five homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC also reports that about 75% of female…
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