Illinois Legislature

Missouri and Illinois are approaching redistricting differently, with Missouri delaying the bulk of the process until 2022 and Illinois creating maps before the census data was even released.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Thursday that will expand access to feminine hygiene products for impoverished and homeless women and college students.

Illinois lawmakers are considering a clean energy proposal that would force almost all coal-fired plants in the state to close by 2035. The plan has environmental groups excited, but it’s also drawing concern from the municipalities that are stakeholders of plants in downstate Illinois.

While the former Illinois House speaker liked to play gatekeeper, and keep tight control of the agenda, his successor flung those gates open this year — for better or for worse.

Voting rights advocates had urged Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to wait for U.S. Census data.

Illinois lawmakers passed an omnibus elections bill Monday that would push back the date of the 2022 primary elections among other major changes to the state’s election code.

Illinois Democrats on Friday pushed through new legislative district maps over the objections of Republicans and many community advocacy organizations who contend Democrats are not acting in good faith in their handling of the once-in-a-decade process.

The proposed package in the Illinois House would combine the Firearm Owner Identification card and concealed carry license. It would also automatically renew FOID cards for those obtaining a concealed carry permit or voluntarily submitting their fingerprints and create an online portal of “prohibited persons.”

The bill by Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, advanced on Wednesday, and would prohibit disposing of any PFAS through burning.

The oversight affects about 3,500 children under 5 years old who are covered by Medicaid.