The charges come nearly a year after the Illinois Attorney General’s office charged Bill Hintz with several counts of official misconduct, forgery for allegedly spending money on hotel rooms, car rentals and other expenses unrelated to official county business.

The last hope for the measure hinges on the House returning to Springfield for a vote by midmonth. The only way that’s likely to happen is if lawmakers and the governor can reach an agreement on another controversial issue: an energy policy overhaul that would include a nearly $700 million bailout for the parent of Commonwealth Edison

The measure requires content available on any third-party online curriculum service used in all public and private K-12 schools to be readily accessible to individuals with disabilities starting August 1, 2022.

The deadline extension comes at the request of hospital and education leaders, who are prioritizing localized difficulties in implementing testing, vaccine and accountability protocols.

Analyst Jill Gonzalez said workers in downstate Illinois likely helped the state’s ranking. “That is where we see a leveling of the work week. In Chicago, we typically are seeing a shorter work week, and places where they are heavily relying on agriculture, we see a longer work week.”

So far in fiscal year 2022, liquor taxes remitted to the comptroller were $59.6 million. Adult-use cannabis taxes were $77.3 million. In fiscal year 2021, adult use cannabis taxes totaled $317 million. Liquor taxes totaled $312.1 million.

State Rep. Edgar Gonzalez Jr. said he’s been in talks with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration and the Board of Education about the bill. It was assigned to the House Rules Committee Friday.

Toi Hutchinson, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s senior adviser on cannabis control, noted that the rules for the lottery would be laid out in a court order, but it’s unclear which of the seven pending lawsuits related to the licensing process would be affected or where the order would be issued.

The 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Urbana, has been tasked with providing about 45 Soldiers to provide commodities transport via military flat-rack vehicles, a command team, and combat medics. The 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, with headquarters in Normal will provide about 98 Soldiers for potential debris removal and route clearance missions.

An executive order from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker established the Illinois Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and created the position of State Homelessness Chief to lead the team.

Pritzker said Wednesday he’ll review the maps when they’re sent. He said his focus is on diversity of the state, not politics. “It isn’t about party affiliation, it really is about diversity of our state.”

Once a student requests a second mental health day, a school counselor will reach out to their family and the student may be referred to get professional help, according to the bill.