Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is facing stern pushback from immigrants' rights groups after signing off on legislation to temporarily pause enrollment in the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program.
As part of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have set aside $6 million in funding for the Energy Transition Navigators Program.
On June 27, Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Michelle Steel (CA-45) introduced legislation to secure U.S. medical supply chains and reduce our, and our allies’, reliance on China by empowering the United States Trade Representative to negotiate trade agreements for medical goods and services between the United States and key allies and partners around the world. Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Senate companion legislation.
There are five inmates sentenced to jail in Lake County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending June 24.
Illinois state Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) is taking aim at legislators’ decision to give themselves a pay raise as part of the state’s new $50.6 billion spending plan approved earlier this month.
There has been a growing number of attempts for books to be banned in libraries due to what some parents see as inappropriate and controversial, but on June 12 Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the first ever anti-book ban bill in an attempt to nip it in the bud.