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Gov. JB Pritzker signs an executive order Monday which aims to implement the Reimagine Public Safety Act to curb gun violence and classify gun violence as a public health crisis.

Pritzker order calls gun violence a public health crisis, lays out prevention approach

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Reimagine Public Safety Act aims at youth, crisis intervention

Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, speaks in favor of a change to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act Thursday night on the Illinois Senate floor.

Health Care Right of Conscience changes will head to governor

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Measure aimed at addressing court exceptions to COVID-19 vaccine, testing mandates

Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, speaks outside the Springfield Illinois Police Officers Memorial Wednesday to promote a public safety reform package. He said Democrats have refused to assign any of the bills to committee.

Heavy workload expected next week as lawmakers cancel Thursday session

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Lawmakers didn’t take action on congressional maps, abortion notice repeal this week

Illinois Department on Aging Director Paula Basta is pictured at an event at the Illinois State Fair in August. Basta said in a news conference Tuesday the department is “including the needs of LGBT older adults in everything that we do.”

Report details disparities faced by aging LGBTQ Illinoisans

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Advocacy groups outline plan for addressing decades of discrimination

A copy of the executive order signed by Gov. JB Pritzker Friday, Sept. 17.

Illinois’ Eviction Moratorium Set to Expire Oct. 3

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Court-based program aims to distribute $60 million to renters facing eviction due to COVID-19

House to Return to Springfield on Thursday for Further Energy Negotiations

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Municipal coal plants remain the hang-up ahead of key nuclear deadline

Ethics Bill Fails as Republicans Pull Support; Lawmakers Override Governor on Ambulance Veto

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Veto actions taken as lawmakers returned to Capitol for one-day redistricting session

Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie, R-Hawthorn Woods, is pictured at Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair Thursday. He and House Minority Leader Jim Durkin asked a judge to void Democrat-drawn legislative maps in their latest legal filing Thursday, while Democrats have asked that the case be dismissed or adjourned until after they approve changes to the maps at the end of the month.

Illinois Lawmakers Schedule Aug. 31 Session to Redraw Legislative Maps in Light of Census Data

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Lawmakers will head back to the Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 31, to consider changes to the legislative maps that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law earlier this year.

Gov. JB Pritzker gives a COVID-19 update at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago Wednesday, mandating masks at schools, day cares and long-term care facilities.

Masks Mandated at Schools, Day Cares, Long-Term Care Facilities

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Masks will be required at all Illinois long-term care facilities, day cares and Pre-K-12 schools, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday amid a nationwide surge of COVID-19.

Statewide COVID-19 ICU Bed Usage Jumps 15 Percent Overnight

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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped by more than 13 percent from Sunday to Monday night while intensive care bed usage jumped 15 percent as the delta variant of the virus continued to cause a surge nationwide.