The new legislative maps drawn and passed by Illinois Democrats in the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker have prompted two Republican lawmakers to pursue legal action in federal court.
As divided as they were on so many issues, Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Springfield were united in their disgust in former longtime Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan’s connection with a federal corruption investigation, having vowed to beef up the state’s ethics laws.
A state representative said many Illinoisans love living in the Prairie State and enjoy what it has to offer but are concerned about corruption at the state government level.
State Sen. Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake) took to social media to advocate for a measure that will grant every medication prescriber, including e-prescribers, access to the same database to reduce opioid abuse.
A Lake Zurich restaurant was among the hundreds of awardees of a state hospitality grant program designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.