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IL Senate passes bill improving healthcare provider menopause education
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IL Senate passes bill improving healthcare provider menopause education

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Mar 27, 2026

State senators passed a plan Thursday to help women receive proper medical treatment for menopause.

IL Senate Democrats pass Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act, send bill to Pritzker
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IL Senate Democrats pass Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act, send bill to Pritzker

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Oct 30, 2025

The Illinois Senate passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act after a lengthy debate Thursday night.

Gambling addiction awareness bill passes unanimously out of IL Senate
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Gambling addiction awareness bill passes unanimously out of IL Senate

  • Cameron Maine
  • Updated Apr 7, 2025

A plan to recognize gambling disorders and educate Illinoisan on gambling addictions passed unanimously out of the Senate on a 55-0 vote.

Dignity in Pay Act: IL Senate could eliminate sub-minimum wage during veto session
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Dignity in Pay Act: IL Senate could eliminate sub-minimum wage during veto session

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Jun 17, 2024

The Illinois Senate could pass a plan in November to phase out the sub-minimum wage for workers with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

IL Senate passes ban on synthetic THC intoxicants, House lets bill stall
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IL Senate passes ban on synthetic THC intoxicants, House lets bill stall

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Jun 17, 2024

The Illinois Senate passed a proposal Sunday to crack down on unregulated THC products putting consumers at risk.

IL Senate sends bill protecting reproductive healthcare information to Pritzker's desk
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IL Senate sends bill protecting reproductive healthcare information to Pritzker's desk

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Jun 17, 2024

The Illinois Senate passed a plan Thursday to block people from requesting records of reproductive healthcare performed in Illinois.

IL Senate passes bill requiring cultural hair care plans for DCFS youth in care
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IL Senate passes bill requiring cultural hair care plans for DCFS youth in care

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Jun 17, 2024

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — State senators approved a plan Friday to require DCFS caseworkers to develop hair care plans with youth in care and…

IL Senate unanimously passes bill requiring school cardiac emergency response plans
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IL Senate unanimously passes bill requiring school cardiac emergency response plans

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Jun 17, 2024

The Illinois Senate passed a proposal Thursday to require school districts to develop cardiac emergency response plans.

IL Senate passes plan establishing emerging adult program for young prisoners
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IL Senate passes plan establishing emerging adult program for young prisoners

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Jun 17, 2024

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice could be required to establish an emerging adult program for individuals 18 to 21 in Illinois prisons. 

Illinois Senate passes bill creating Department of Early Childhood
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Illinois Senate passes bill creating Department of Early Childhood

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Jun 17, 2024

Illinois is one step closer to creating a new state agency to oversee early childhood education programs.

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