Illinois Senate

An Assault Weapons Ban for the state of Illinois is still on the table after an expected vote on the bill Sunday during a Senate session didn’t take place. And though the Senate is scheduled to reconvene Monday, the clock is ticking to take a vote on the bill before the 103rd General Assembly is sworn in Wednesday.

An Assault Weapons Ban for the state of Illinois is still on the table after an expected vote on the bill Sunday during a Senate session didn’t take place. And though the Senate is scheduled to reconvene Monday, the clock is ticking to take action on the bill before the 103rd General Assembly is sworn in Wednesday. Lisa Chavarria has...

An Assault Weapons Ban for the state of Illinois is still on the table after an expected vote on the bill Sunday during a Senate session didn’t take place. And though the Senate is scheduled to reconvene Monday, the clock is ticking to take a vote on the bill before the 103rd General Assembly is sworn in Wednesday.

The Illinois State Senate adjourned Sunday evening without taking up a vote on their own assault weapons ban proposal. However, legislators did take action on several other bills. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

In a mere two hours early Friday, the Illinois House approved multiple sweeping pieces of legislation – an assault weapons ban and additional protections for abortion rights, sending both to the Senate.

Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth has secured a second term in office, defeating Republican challenger Kathy Salvi, the Associated Press has projected.

The Illinois Senate voted Tuesday to repeal a law requiring that parents or guardians be notified when girls younger than 18 seek an abortion

Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie has been diagnosed with a breakthrough case of COVID-19, but is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” his office told reporters Saturday.

U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines’ effectiveness is slipping. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is recovering from what his office describes as a “mild breakthrough” case of COVID-19

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.

The Illinois Senate has adjourned without taking up a major overhaul of energy policy aimed at making Illinois a renewable-energy state by 2050

The Illinois Senate on Tuesday passed a measure to create an elected school board for Chicago Public Schools, over the objections of Mayor Lori Lightfoot. NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern breaks down all the details.

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.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Tuesday took to Twitter to announce plans to run in 2022 for a second term.

Illinois lawmakers will begin their spring session working remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s been quite a whirlwind for the new Illinois Speaker of the House Chris Welch, as he’s received more than one thousand text messages from all over the country as well-wishers congratulate the state legislature’s first-ever Black Speaker. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Illinois Sen.Bill Brady announced Thursday he will resign his seat as the Senate Republican Leader.

Sen. Dick Durbin won a fifth term over four challengers on Tuesday, NBC News projects.

The five candidates for U.S. Senate from Illinois squared off for the first time in a forum that was streamed on NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago’s digital platforms Friday evening. The forum is scheduled to air on both TV stations on Sunday. The virtual forum includes all five candidates for the Senate seat on the ballot in the 2020 general…