Lawmakers passed more than 200 bills this week ahead of their scheduled May 24 adjournment. Many of the measures will soon head to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, including a bill that changes how damages accrue under Illinois’ first-in-the-nation biometric data privacy law.
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Hundreds of Bills Pass, Including Changes to Illinois’ Biometric Data Privacy Law
Other measures regulate garbage truck littering, allow yoga in schools
May 18, 2024 | Capitol News Illinois
Within Hours, Illinois Democrats Introduce and Pass Changes to Ballot Access and Advisory Questions
May 2, 2024 | Capitol News Illinois
Supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House moved quickly Wednesday to push through a change to state election laws that partially limits ballot access and adds three nonbinding referendums to the 2024 general election ballot.
Diversity, Judicial Appointments at Issue in Illinois’ 1st District Supreme Court Race
Mar 16, 2024 | Capitol News Illinois
The matchup between 1st District Appellate Justice Jesse Reyes and state Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham has turned up the volume on a conversation about diversity on the state Supreme Court.
Pritzker Announces 10 Cultural Districts in Chicago, Champaign and Springfield
Feb 27, 2024 | Capitol News Illinois
These cultural districts include ethnic enclaves in Chicago and historically Black neighborhoods in Champaign and Springfield.