Illinois law would crack down on drivers idling in arrival lanes at O'Hare
Many view the window of time during which they wait for a traveler as an invitation to break the law—and idle on the side of the terminal access road.
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Many view the window of time during which they wait for a traveler as an invitation to break the law—and idle on the side of the terminal access road.
Lawmakers are working to make the entire practice safer for all in Illinois.
The legislation, House Bill 3768, passed the State Government Administration Committee.
The bill would stop schools from working with police to issue tickets against students for minor misbehavior like fighting or vaping.
The bill does not stop police from arresting students for crimes.
Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign he ban later Tuesday evening. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Gov. JB Pritzker said the bill provides "critical reproductive health protections" that he looks forward to signing into law "as soon as possible."
Just after midnight, the full House passed this assault weapons ban.
Survivors of the Highland Park July 4th parade massacre on Monday urged lawmakers to pass the bill.
At least check in her race for reelection, Rep. Deanna Mazzochi is trailing her opponent, Jenn Ladisch Douglass, by less than 250 votes.
At least check in her race for reelection, state Rep. Deanna Mazzochi is trailing her opponent, Democrat Jenn Ladisch Douglass, by less than 250 votes. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Arroyo, 67, entered a blind guilty plea in November to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes to promote a gambling bill legalizing sweepstakes machines.
People trying to stop drownings in Lake Michigan scored a partial victory in Springfield on Wednesday.
There is a push to make ghost guns illegal in Illinois – with more and more of them showing up in Chicago every year.
A push to help protect the mental health of Illinois college students has been gummed up in bureaucracy for years, and now, some lawmakers actually want to pay for programs they mandated years ago.
It was the video that left so many of us, and you, shocked – people standing in the middle of the Eisenhower Expressway while drivers did donuts. Believe it or not, such acts won't land someone in jail.
CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller said Wednesday that the indictment of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is a much bigger deal than the indictment and conviction of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been indicted on federal corruption charges.
Victims of domestic violence, rape, and human trafficking have been locked up for crimes that advocates say they committed under duress or by force – and now, a group of Illinois lawmakers want to tighten a law that could help reduce their prison sentences.
Thursday marked the second day of squabbling on the Illinois House floor over masks to mitigate against COVID-19.
COVID-19 mask rules set off political theatre in Springfield Wednesday.
A Chicago-based COVID-19 testing lab that was paid more than $140 million by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now at the center of two state health department investigations. Now, CBS 2's Chris Tye has learned another major client has pulled its contract.
He heads the department mandated to care for the state's most vulnerable children, and on Friday, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith was on the legislative hot seat.
Harris has served 15 years in the Illinois House, and in 2019 became the first LGBT person to serve as a legislative leader in the Illinois General Assembly, when he was named as House majority leader, the chamber's second-ranking member.
Illinois state lawmakers have approved legislation to repeal a 1995 law requiring parents or guardians to be notified when their child seeks an abortion, sending the measure to Gov. JB Pritzker, who has expressed his support.
