Peter Hancock
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The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1.
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The latest order a stays temporary injunction from another judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis.
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The federal judge finds ‘likely’ 2nd Amendment violation days after different federal judge in Chicago declined similar action.
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This case is just one of several challenging new state law’s constitutionality.
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The programs serve thousands of students in low-performing and high-poverty schools. Advocates are hoping that either the Illinois General Assembly or the federal government can keep them from closing.
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Recently, Stuart had to cancel a “constituent coffee” event in Collinsville because of threats related to this bill.
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Ranked choice voting has a long history in U.S. elections at the municipal level. But it has become more widely adopted in modern times, including in several states and dozens of municipalities.
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The law at question bans the sale and manufacture of a long list of firearms defined as “assault weapons."
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After a judge found fault with often-used legislative shortcuts, high-ranking Illinois officials are preparing for a legal fight over the recently-passed assault weapons ban.
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The federal case, which centers on what protections are guaranteed by the 2nd amendment, will be heard in the Southern District of Illinois.
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Illinois becomes ninth state to ban military-style guns.
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Darren Bailey continued hammering away at Gov. JB Pritzker over issues including crime, education and state spending while Pritzker continued to cast Bailey as a conservative extremist who criticizes the state but has no plan for how to solve any problems.