Mike Miletich

The proposal would require group insurance companies to provide coverage for medically-necessary devices subject to a maximum costsharing amount of $50 per year.

Illinois Senate Democrats hope to tackle SNAP benefit fraud by requiring the state to use smart chip cards instead of traditional EBT cards.

Illinois Senate Republicans said lawmakers must pass plans this spring to help people buy and stay in their homes.

The organization representing all 1,295 local governments in the state is concerned with components of Gov. JB Pritzker's Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal. 

A bill in Springfield could prohibit health insurance companies from using artificial intelligence to code a health service lower than what is actually provided to patients.

Sen. Mike Simmons (D-Chicago) said rabbis asked him to file the plan to protect Orthodox Jewish students who have beards.

The Department of Early Childhood plans to take over this responsibility when the agency becomes fully functional July 1.

Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) said Illinois should ensure emergency orders of protection remain in effect until the final order of protection has been served. 

A plan moving in the Capitol could improve access to mental health resources and suicide prevention efforts in Illinois.