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IL Senate passes bill allowing not-for-profit fire departments to receive state grants
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IL Senate passes bill allowing not-for-profit fire departments to receive state grants

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Mar 26, 2026

The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a proposal Thursday to allow not-for-profit fire departments to receive state grant funding.

Senate passes plan cutting red tape for craft brewers, distillers
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Senate passes plan cutting red tape for craft brewers, distillers

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Oct 15, 2025

The Illinois Senate passed a bill Wednesday to help craft brewers and distillers grow their business by updating state regulations.

Proposal on Pritzker's desk could punish students using AI for cyberbullying
Illinois Politics

Proposal on Pritzker's desk could punish students using AI for cyberbullying

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Jun 27, 2025

A plan on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could empower schools to punish students for using artificial intelligence to bully other kids.

Illinois Senate committee approves violent crime reporting proposal
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Illinois Senate committee approves violent crime reporting proposal

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated May 6, 2025

The Illinois Senate Criminal Law Committee unanimously supported a bill Tuesday to require law enforcement to submit quarterly reports on the number of homicides and violent crimes in their communities.

IL Senate committee approves bill protecting families from crime free housing evictions
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IL Senate committee approves bill protecting families from crime free housing evictions

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Mar 19, 2025

A bill moving in the Illinois Senate could protect families from evictions under crime free housing ordinances. 

Illinois proposal could require insurance companies cover stuttering speech therapy
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Illinois proposal could require insurance companies cover stuttering speech therapy

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Mar 4, 2025

State lawmakers could pass a plan this spring to provide insurance coverage for speech therapy to treat stuttering.

Illinois could create home buyer savings account, tax incentives for individuals, families
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Illinois could create home buyer savings account, tax incentives for individuals, families

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Feb 27, 2025

State lawmakers can pass a bill this spring to create an Illinois home buyer savings account program.

Hospitality workers trained to prevent cross contamination of gluten in IL proposal
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Hospitality workers trained to prevent cross contamination of gluten in IL proposal

  • Cameron Maine
  • Updated Mar 11, 2025

People with celiac disease could have less to worry about, as a new plan in the Illinois Senate would teach hospitality workers about the disease and how to prevent cross contamination.

Proposed bill could cover costs of cribs and car seats through insurance
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Proposed bill could cover costs of cribs and car seats through insurance

  • Adriana Hernandez-Santana
  • Updated Feb 20, 2025

A new, proposed bill could help cover costs of new cribs and car seats for post-partum mothers. If approved, it would be covered by insurance. 

IL Democrats celebrate Pritzker's budget, GOP criticize Governor for 'Nazi comparison'
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IL Democrats celebrate Pritzker's budget, GOP criticize Governor for 'Nazi comparison'

  • Cameron Maine
  • Updated Feb 21, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker's budget address for financial year 2026 was liked and disliked along partisan lines.

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