Governor Pritzker Signs Sweeping Abortion Rights Law
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday has signed legislation making Illinois the most progressive state in the nation for women's reproductive rights.
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Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday has signed legislation making Illinois the most progressive state in the nation for women's reproductive rights.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says more reform is coming to City Hall, and she's trying to tighten the reins on aldermen with new changes for the City Council.
"We don't know who she is, never seen her at any events on the West Side of Chicago and for her to be representing us a judicial appointment is a slap in the face to residents of the West Side."
Plans to build Barack Obama's $500 million presidential center in a lakefront Chicago park can move forward, a federal judge said Tuesday, adding that a written ruling dismissing a park advocacy group's lawsuit would follow.
The justices did not comment in turning away appeals from two Kansas men who were convicted of violating federal law regulating silencers. The men argued that the constitutional right "to keep and bear arms" includes silencers.
City Hall and the Chicago Police Department are launching a new crime-fighting initiative that will have police partnering with local businesses.
President Trump is threatening to impose a 5% tariff, or tax, on all Mexican imports starting Monday, unless Mexico does more to stop Central American migrants from reaching the U.S. Border. But last minute talks continue.
A media war on the issue is expected to cost hundreds of millions in TV and direct mail, because the stakes are so high. To scrap the flat tax, 60% of Illinois voters, not just a simple majority, must approve the change.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to sign the state budget and legislation related to enacting a graduated income tax in Illinois.
Undercounting could diminish power and money in those areas for the next decade. The 2020 census determines the allocation of more than $675 billion in federal spending on schools, transportation and health care, as well which states gain or lose U.S. congressional seats.
Melton was elected to the Senate in 2016. He was appointed by then-Gov. Mike Pence to the state Board of Education in 2015 and has become the point person for Senate Democrats on education issues.
"This is a substantial package and this will address a substantial portion of the maintenance needs that we have in this region."
The capital construction plan is the state's first infrastructure investment since 2009.
State representatives voted 66 to 47 in favor of legalization, two days after the senate passed the bill. It goes into effect January 1. But there will still be restrictions.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 and the Democratic governor said they reached a deal early Friday.
