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Typing the phrase “first responder” into the General Assembly website (ilga.gov) returns dozens of bills introduced during the current session.
Plans to consolidate Chicago and suburban public transportation agencies should aim higher.
It’s foolish to ignore the costs of programs like health coverage, for immigrants or anyone. But wise leaders will at least weigh the benefits.
The Bears’ stadium plan isn’t a solution, just a milestone in the ever-deepening reach into public pockets.
House Bill 4175 is a textbook example of legislation that can be used to advance multiple political narratives.
No single issue may have a more significant bearing on the way Pritzker leaves his mark on Illinois than how he manages public pensions.
Member schools elect IHSA directors who hire an executive director and staff. The layers insulating IHSA policies from lawmakers and taxpayers are thicker than in most other education matters, but if the right people get angry, that self-governance will earn intense scrutiny.
Efficiency requires balancing competing interests. Lawmaker support of HB 4431 represents shifting priorities.
Cleaning up government requires diluting the authority of those who might peddle their influence.
General Assembly Democrats drafted a bill that significantly reduces financial liability to modify the 2008 Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Government is about working for the public. Politics is about perception.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and if the insurance companies don’t see it that way, lawmakers might force their hands.
If it is possible to separate emotions from tragedy, the ongoing legal drama in DeKalb County may prove instructive.
Cost is an important aspect of Gov. JB Pritzker's proposed new state agency for early childhood services consolidation.
Find out what legislators are working on by visiting ilga.gov.