Friday, August 15, 2025
Cutting-edge drone technology is now online in metro Chicago. The Oak Brook Police Department is deploying a fully autonomous drone to assess situations, and, more often than not, beat uniformed officers to the scene.
In their lawsuit, Republican lawmakers claimed that the budget bill (SB2510), the budget implementation bill (HB1075), and the revenue omnibus bill (HB2755) violated the three-readings rule in the Illinois Constitution.
Violators will be assessed fines beginning at $75 for a first offense, rising up to $750 for a fifth violation.
Adams County Judge Scott Larson ruled Wednesday that the Illinois circuit court “does not have the inherent power to initiate, consider and determine” whether the Texas Democrats are in Illinois “for the purpose of willfully evading” warrants issued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
An Illinois law taking effect next year will prioritize child internet crimes. Illinois is joining 13 other states in enforcing “Alicia’s Law”, or HB2586, which will help prioritize state resources to combat child internet predators after Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill on Monday.