Author: Angela Underwood

Since Illinois has become the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, national labor lawyer and legal analyst Michelle Lee Flores suggests the Prairie State began to prepare for employment law issues.

Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon believes Gov. J.B. Pritzker went overboard with his excessive budget for the state’s infrastructure.

Illinois Citizens for Ethics-Political Action Committee (ICE-PAC) Executive Director David Avignone believes the authors of Senate Bill 25 wrote the state’s controversial new abortion legislation with intentional opaqueness.

In her recent testimony before the Illinois Senate Public Health Committee, Palos Community Hospital gynecologist Dr. Miriam Tierny asked how decriminalizing abortion prosecution in Senate Bill 25 is not in itself a crime.

Speaking at the Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce’s (ILBCC) annual gathering on Aug. 8, Gov. Bruce Rauner said he was honored to be the recipient of the 2018 Alfred A. Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received earlier this summer.

Lawmakers recently discussed legislation designed to protect student data and privacy during the House Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and IT Committee Hearing on Aug. 7.

While one Democratic lawmaker fights for House Bill 4572, major employer organizations say the legislation is bad for business.

Gov. Bruce Rauner recently signed House BIll 5513 into law, which provides additional funds for police officers and families.

Regardless of allegedly violating campaign laws in favor of Democratic candidate Terra Costa Howard and sending out controversial pro-choice campaign mailers against Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard), the Personal Political Action Committee (PAC) is demanding Gov. Bruce Rauner sign a pledge to protect HB40.

A U.S. indictment against Russian intelligence left Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBOE) Public Information Officer Matt Dietrich assuring residents their votes remain safe.