Illinois Legislature

Illinois lawmakers faced a number of big votes this week, but as the fall Legislative session came to an end Thursday, a number of big proposals were sent to Gov. Pritzker’s desk. Sandra Torres reports.

Illinois lawmakers faced a number of big votes this week, but as the fall Legislative session came to an end Thursday, a number of big proposals were sent to Gov. Pritzker’s desk.

Illinois Democrats have unveiled updated congressional maps that propose a second Latino-leaning Chicago area district and could mean primary matchups for two Democratic incumbents in the suburbs and in two other races featuring Republican incumbents.

Illinois Democrats were poised Tuesday to approve new legislative boundaries over objections from Republicans and some community groups that the process was unnecessarily rushed and maps were drawn behind closed doors to keep Democrats in power in the state Legislature.

Lemonade stands across Illinois can open for business without fear of regulation due to a new bill signed into law Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law a new measure making Illinois the first state in the U.S. to require Asian-American history be taught in public schools.

All Illinois government offices are closed Friday to observe Juneteenth, according to an order from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

All Illinois government offices will be closed Friday to observe Juneteenth, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced.

The flag honoring Juneteenth will fly above the Illinois Capitol Building for the first time in state history this weekend, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday as he signed a bill to make the day an official holiday.

Juneteenth in Illinois is now a state holiday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to commemorate the date in 1865 when the last enslaved Black people in the U.S. learned that they were free.

Juneteenth in Illinois is now a state holiday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to commemorate the date in 1865 when the last enslaved Black people in the U.S. learned that they were free.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to make a “historic announcement” on Juneteenth in the state Wednesday, his office says.

Illinois is one step closer to making Juneteenth a state holiday after legislation was approved by the Illinois House and Senate over the past month. NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo reports.

Illinois lawmakers on Sunday passed a bill to continue allowing bars and restaurants to serve cocktails to go, a measure that served as a lifeline to struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Illinois is poised to become the first state to require that public schools teach their students the history of Asian Americans, who have endured an increase in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Legislation making June 19 a paid day off for all state employees and a school holiday was unanimously approved by the Illinois House last week and by the state Senate last month.

The Illinois General Assembly is considering whether to extend a bill that allows bars and restaurants to serve cocktails to go, and many business owners are hoping that the measure, which proved to be a lifeline amid the COVID pandemic, will be renewed. The bill passed in June 2020, and was created to help struggling bars and restaurants, forced to…

The Illinois General Assembly is considering whether to extend a bill that allows bars and restaurants to serve cocktails to go — a lifeline for some businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Members of the Asian American Pacific Islander communities in the Chicago area share personal accounts of the racism and microaggressions they’ve experienced.

A staff member for Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie has been reprimanded for using a state government email account to remind colleagues of a political fundraiser.