May 28, 2021 - Chicago, Il. We applaud State Senator Laura Fine, State Representative Robyn Gabel, and the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) for their partnership in advancing a measure to support families with incarcerated loved ones. Senate Bill 1976 unanimously passed through the Illinois House...
Background Illinois’s felony-murder rule (“A person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits first degree murder if, in performing the acts which cause the death, he or she is attempting or committing a forcible felony other than second degree murder”) as written and interpreted by...
Over the next six or seven weeks, Illinoisan's inboxes and social media feeds will be full of requests to fill out Witness Slips in support of, or in opposition to, legislative proposals. What are they? Should I do them? Witness slips are part of the legislative...
Forgot your 5th Grade Civics lessons? We've got you covered. In Illinois, a policy idea becomes a bill (a formal legislative proposal), after it has been officially filed by a legislative sponsor and assigned a bill number for that session. That does not guarantee it...
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