Gun-rights advocates say the plan, which Gov. JB Pritzker has pledged to sign into law, is an unreasonably vague decree that violates not only the constitutionally protected right to own guns, but also free speech. Attorney General Kwame Raoul finds precedent in the 25-year-old settlement with large tobacco companies and more recently with advertising for vaping.

Every Illinois school will be required to create, implement, and maintain at least one written policy prohibiting discrimination and harassment against students based on race, color, or national origin. The law also bans retaliation against students who submit complaints to school administrators.

Lawmakers helped cap the price of insulin at $100 in 2019. Although, that law only applies to roughly 15% of people under insurance for Illinois state employees. Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday to require the state to offer a discount program to allow high-risk diabetics to buy insulin for $35 per month.

State Sen. Doris Turner, who sponsored Senate Bill 1818, called history “breathing and ever-evolving,” and says it is her hope that designing a new flag will inspire renewed civic pride among the state’s residents. “Illinois is a diverse state made up of rural, urban and suburban communities, and is known for its agriculture, strong workforce, home of Abraham Lincoln and more. Our flag doesn’t show that. It’s time we

Recent numbers show the state rent delinquency rate of 22% in July was half of what it was in May. The survey was conducted by Alignable and showed that 55% of small businesses in the nation had difficulty paying their rent in July.

Opponents of ranked choice voting say it is confusing for voters, while others say voters are usually on opposite sides of the aisle, so it would make it more difficult for candidates in the middle to get elected.

The new law closes a loophole that previously allowed teachers and school staff to have a sexual relationship with a student because the age of consent in Illinois is 17.

In Indonesia, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth hopes to forge partnerships with Japanese and Korean companies “looking at rare earth minerals in Indonesia for the EV battery market here in the United States.” Duckworth said she also plans to push for the Philippines to adopt a higher blend of ethanol, which would be a boon for Illinois’ farmers.

The majority of the cannabis sales were to state residents, totaling $104.3 million. Out-of-state customers bought $35.6 million worth of product, according to sales figures from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

A review of federal lobbying records showed that 29 municipalities in Illinois — from population powerhouses Chicago and Cook County to suburbs with fewer than 10,000 residents — have used professional federal lobbyists or had one on standby to represent their interests in Washington between 2020 and the present. Illinois cities, towns, villages and counties besides Chicago spent about $838,000 on federal lobbyists in 2020, $1 million in 2021 and $1.4 million in 2022.

Tim Mapes was indicted on one count each of perjury and obstruction of justice. Mapes allegedly lied to the grand jury despite being under an immunity order; he’d been warned that any untruthful testimony while under the order would result in criminal charges.

Startups had to wait through multiple delays until 192 initial new licenses were issued with preference for veterans and social equity applicants. As of mid-July, just 27 of those new social equity businesses have opened, due mainly to license holders being unable to get financing. The few that are launching had two key advantages that many others did not: experience and money.

“Under Illinois law, (DACA recipients, adults brought illegally to this country as children by their parents) could become police officers, at least theoretically. But legislative proponents approached their responsibilities in a characteristically sloppy manner and didn’t know the limits of their authority. DACA recipients — described by federal statute as those ‘illegally or unlawfully in the United States’ — are specifically prohibited by federal law from owning firearms — see 18 U.S.C. Section 922 (g), (5), (A).”

The plan requires education on the history of drugs and health policy in Illinois and the United States, the impact of zero tolerance, and restorative justice practices. High school students will have the opportunity to learn how to recognize an overdose, use fentanyl test strips, and administer Naloxone.

“The denial of quality education choices at the K-12 level undermines college preparedness.”

Gov. JB Pritzker is competitive, and he understands the value of quantum within the national security realm and in the worlds of medicine and technology. And even though he is not an expert in science, he certainly understands the dollar signs that will come with all those additional zeros and ones. “Twenty years from now, we’ll be reading about Chicago and Illinois being the leader in this