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(The Center Square) – As the 104th General Assembly gets underway, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is revealing his priorities for 2025. The governor held a news conference in Springfield Wednesday after ...
Illinois’ minimum wage is rising from $14 per hour to $15 on Jan 1, the final increase in a series of annual increases from a law Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed in February of 2019.
(The Center Square) – The 103rd Illinois General Assembly is in the past as legislators wrap up lame duck session. During the four-day lame duck session that included the capital city being hit ...
The Protect Illinois Communities Act (formally known as Public Act 102–1116) is an assault weapons ban signed into Illinois law on January 10, 2023, by Governor J. B. Pritzker, going into immediate effect. [1] The Act bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and switches in Illinois.
The Pritzker Legal Research Center is home to more than 829,974 books, journals, and other publications. [34] The Pritzker Legal Research Center is the library, and fulfills the research and information needs of the faculty and students of Northwestern Law. The Center is named after the Pritzker family, a philanthropic Chicago family.
In 2019, Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker signed a bill to begin the sale of the Thompson Center, with a proposed three-year timeline to find a buyer. This sparked activism from preservationists and architects concerned about the future of the building. [1] In March 2022, Pritzker announced an agreement to sell the building to JRTC Holdings.
(The Center Square) – Several new laws go into effect Jan. 1 that affect Illinois drivers. Among the nearly 300 new laws going into effect are updates to drivers’ education, including ...
In the new system, the role of cash payments will be eliminated and judges will determine whether detained individuals pose a risk if released. Pretrial release can be denied by a judge after a hearing, "when it is determined that the defendant poses a specific, real and present threat to a person, or has a high likelihood of willful flight." [3]