The case USA v. Heriberto Carbajal-Flores centers around Flores’ arrest in Chicago for having a firearm. Representing the federal government, Margaret Steindorf said, “There is the common thread here of felons not abiding by the law and those unlawfully in the country also not authorized to be in the country.”

When it was reported last year that state Sen. Napoleon Harris III had become an “investor” in a southwest suburban insurance brokerage business — while serving as a gatekeeper on legislation impacting the industry in Illinois as head of his chamber’s Insurance Committee — the Flossmoor Democrat insisted there was no conflict of interest.

State Rep. Jed Davis questions the new bill’s motives, suggesting it may stem from efforts to address the state’s $3 billion budget deficit through taxation.

The pharmaceutical industry has pursued legal action to keep prices out of advertisements in the past.

Frank Manzo IV, of the Illinois Economic Policy Institute: “To overcome a challenging fiscal environment, Illinois should find operational efficiencies and continue its commitment to fiscally responsible budgeting while making necessary improvements to our transportation systems, addressing education needs, and continuing to improve pensions.”

Deering has filed a bill that schools must organize sport teams by male, female, and coeducational according to their gender assigned at birth. The bill also defends schools if a government agency or organization wanted to start an investigation, complaint, or action against them.

“I’m sure there’s going to be lots of opposition, but there’s going to be lots of proponents. You’ve had this double-digit inflation for the last five years, and taxpayers or property owners have got to have some relief,” said state Rep. Brad Halbrook. “My view is if an agency or a unit of government has not tried to cut any expenses ever or recently, they need to dig in and find some spots that they can cut some expenses somewhere.”

Krishnamoorthi’s office told Pioneer Press that some 800 people were on the roughly 30-minute Zoom video conference call, and some questions had come from that pool. The five-term congressmen representing the 8th District, who pointed to his own status as an immigrant to this country and one of only a few in Congress, also threw in some queries.

Illinois enacted a law that prohibits a credit card holder’s bank from charging or receiving interchange fees on the portions of transactions that include Illinois state or local taxes and gratuities, in effect starting July 1, 2025. Challengers won a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks the law while the challenge proceeds.