“Our bill,Senate Bill 2040, takes aim at these bad actors and their shady business practices,” State Senator Celina Villanueva said. “Their predatory practices will no longer be tolerated. One critical provision in the Bill would ban towing companies from holding on to personal property.” Th...
Illinois Senate Unanimously Passes Fracking BillAndrew P. Pillsbury
Down in Springfield, Illinois Senate Bill 3854(SB3854), if passed into law, would ban the sale of allflavoredtobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes and chewing tobacco. For the moment, that bill is still "in committee." Back on January 1st of this year,The Preventing Youth Vap...
The Illinois Senate voted 30-28 in favor of a plan to let sick people use pot for relief from diseases likecancer,AIDSandmultiple sclerosis. The bill now goes to the Illinois House, where a committee passed a medical marijuana measure earlier this year. Bruce Mirken, spokesman for the Marij...
(AP)—Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Gov. Pat Quinn's hands after the state Senate approved legislation. Lawmakers voted 35-21 Friday to send the measure to Quinn for final approval. Quinn hasn't signaled whether he will sign it into law. ...
The Illinios Senate voted 38-13 on Tuesday to approve a compromise education funding bill.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The Illinois Senate voted Tuesday to approve a compromise education funding bill, which aims to overhaul the way public schools are funded for the first in decades. The bill ...
The president’s most controversial Cabinet picks have won Senate approval. But a handful of his selections are still pending. Here’s who remains to be voted upon. Laura MannweilerFeb. 27, 2025 Home Sales Fell in January Cold weather may have made matters worse la...
Thanks to a bipartisan 38-17 vote in the state Senate, a recreational marijuana measure now heads to the House. The bill will allow for Illinois residents 21 and up to have 30 grams of flower, 5 grams of concentrate, or 500 mg of THC-infused deliciousness. If you're not a resident, ...
g Ballot Initiative Illinois Senate Committee Approves Bill Authorizing Human Embryonic Stem Cell Funding Ballot InitiativeIllinois Senate Committee Approves Bill Authorizing Human Embryonic Stem Cell Funding Ballot InitiativePantagraphAP/Belleville News Democrat...
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