Category: Illinois Capitol Bureau

Innocent until proven guilty is a legal principle most people know. But many Black Illinoisans sit in jail awaiting trial because they can’t afford…

Doctors and healthcare advocates spoke to a joint committee of state lawmakers for over four hours Monday highlighting disparities in access to…

A joint committee of state lawmakers highlighted longstanding issues within the state’s supplier diversity and business enterprise program Friday.…

Former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger says no one should trust state lawmakers with a graduated income tax.…

State lawmakers discussed the need for racial equity in lending and homeownership during a hearing Thursday. While they noted the 1968 Fair Housing…

Fair tax or tax hike? That is the question many Illinois voters have heard over the last few months.…

Pritzker says people have to “mask up” to lower the number of new infections. Epidemiologists are also concerned small family gatherings are one of…

Over 2.1 million Illinoisans have requested vote-by-mail ballots and more than 480,000 have already turned in their ballot. Still, a significant…

Caucus members want to see a significant drop in the state’s’ prison population. However, they also know Illinois needs more programs to make sure…

Fourteen states and many local governments recognize October 12 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day. A state lawmaker wants Illinois…