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Earlier this afternoon, the Senate Executive Committee approved House Bill 4469 on a partisan vote of 10-4. The bill expands the opportunity to vote for person being detained pre-trial and those leaving prisons in Illinois.
In a time when thousands of people are demonstrating to resist Trump Administration policies, the City of Chicago is championing legislation in Springfield allowing police to use drones to monitor these protests.
Earlier this afternoon, the Illinois House of Representatives by a vote of 64-37 (1 Present) approved and sent to the Illinois Senate House Bill 4469, a measure that expands the opportunity to vote for person being detained pre-trial and those leaving prisons in Illinois.
Today, the Illinois Senate Committee on Public Health held a hearing to assess the Chicago Police Department’s standards and practices for determining gang affiliation, known as its unofficial “gang database.” This so-called database in Chicago has prompted public concern regarding the potential
Hononegah High School put on notice for discriminating against opposingviewpoints during student walk outs
Earlier today, the House Cybersecurity, Data Analytics & IT Committee approved House Bill 4819, a measure that seeks to keep the internet free and open in the State of Illinois.
