GENERAL ASSEMBLY Five new laws you need to know.  Every year the General Assembly passes hundreds of bills which are signed into law by the Governor. Many of these new…

IMMIGRATION More Than 155,000 Standard IDs and Driver’s Licenses Issued to Illinois Noncitizens in 5 Months Since Law Went Into Effect.  More than 155,000 standardized IDs and driver’s licenses for…

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Illinois General Assembly concludes quiet veto session.  House Republicans, led by Tony McCombie and her leadership team, took the November 2024 veto session as an opportunity to welcome…

MADIGAN TRIAL ‘Make it a federal court suit’: Jurors hear wiretap of McClain describing subcontracts alleged to be bribes.  Thursday marked the end of six days on the witness stand…

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Preparation for November 2024 Veto Session.  The Illinois General Assembly will convene for Veto Session next week.      The wide-ranging veto powers granted by the Constitution of Illinois to…

CORRUPTION As Former Speaker’s Corruption Trial Carries on, Republicans Continue Call for Ethics Reform.  Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is currently sitting trial facing 23 felony charges, including racketeering,…

CORRUPTION Dozens of secret recordings at Madigan trial show close ties with McClain, undercutting key defense point.  This week began with opening statements in the racketeering conspiracy trial of former…

CORRUPTION Madigan corruption trial convenes; jury selection begins.  A major criminal trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan began this week in Chicago. Madigan faces bribery and racketeering…

CORRUPTION Mike Madigan, once Illinois’ most influential powerbroker, now faces federal corruption trial.  The former Illinois house speaker quietly wielded power in Springfield for decades while developing a reputation as…

CRIME Are we any safer one year after cash bail was abolished?  One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to abolish cash bail, the consequences are…