Statehouse Democrats released revised legislative map proposals Thursday night.
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Senate Republicans are demanding Gov. JB Pritzker stay true to his promise to support an independent redistricting process.
Illinois Republicans are berating the state’s Democratic governor for backing away from a pledge he made as a candidate to support an independently drawn political-district map.
Top Republican members of the Illinois House and Senate Redistricting Committees hoped Gov. JB Pritzker would give his perspective Monday on how the state’s new maps should be drawn.
Republican leaders in both chambers want Illinois voters to have more power in the legislative process. They hope their Democratic colleagues will help pass a package of resolutions to allow residents to amend the state’s constitution.
Currently, state law only applies to recalling the governor. However, they feel all elected officials should fall into that category.
There are stiffer penalties in Illinois for crashes involving crosswalks and right-of-way violations, under a law that takes effect on Wednesday.
Illinois� minimum wage will bump up to $10 on Wednesday. The move brings employees one step closer to the state’s checkpoint of $15 by 2025.
Senators voted 36-19 to adopt language for the graduated income tax question appearing on ballots this fall.
Leaders from both chambers are hosting conference calls and other remote meetings to restructure the state’s financial outlook.