Illinois Legislative Black Caucus

Reforms include required implicit bias training for medical professionals.Before Vallena Adkinson’s 35-year-old daughter Helen Heath died in March from…

Some members of the Illinois State Board of Education are voicing concerns that the state will soon adopt high school graduation requirements too…

This week, Illinois lawmakers wrapped up the work of the 101st General Assembly. And there is a new House Speaker - Chris Welch - after Michael Madigan…

The Illinois General Assembly passed an expansive criminal justice bill on the last day of the lame-duck session, which, among other changes, would end…

Illinois lawmakers spent much of their weekend session debating criminal justice reform bills.The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is using the lame-duck…

State Rep. Sonya Harper was among the most vocal critics of Governor J.B. Pritzker’s attempt to distribute cannabis dispensary licenses through a…

Cash bond could be eliminated in Illinois if a push by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is successful.State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago) said…

Citing a sharp uptick in Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations across Illinois, Democratic leaders of the Illinois General Assembly canceled their…

Members of the Illinois General Assembly’s Black Caucus Tuesday released a four-pronged agenda that they say will dominate this fall’s legislative…

Protests and in some cities looting and destruction the past week in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police have taken place…