Monday, June 2, 2025
Democratic members of the General Assembly had only seven minutes to spare before a key constitutional deadline to pass a spending plan.
Legislation requiring all local Illinois law enforcement agencies to participate in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) eTrace platform that allows law enforcement to submit firearm tracing information for crime guns to the ATF National Tracing Center is heading to Gov. J.B. Pritker’s desk for approval.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should spend more than 12 years behind bars, federal prosecutors say.
A bill that seeks to control the rising cost of prescription drugs while also offering financial help for many small, independent pharmacies in Illinois cleared the General Assembly on Saturday and will soon be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
Anticipating substantial loans to finance their education, the vast majority—84%—of first-year law students in 2024 said cost was a driving factor for choosing a law school, according to a new study by the Law School Admission Council.