10 Things Springfield Just Did That Will Affect Your Life
From pot legalization to massive infrastructure plans, the session just ending went big for change.
From pot legalization to massive infrastructure plans, the session just ending went big for change.
A state budget, a major gambling expansion, a huge infrastructure package and a bill to legalize pot are all on their way to the governor.
The bill would also allow for slot machines at O’Hare and Midway Airports, and would legalize sports betting.
The bill awaits final approval from the governor, who supports it. Adults over 21 could use cannabis recreationally starting next year.
The bill would let Illinoisans over 21 buy pot starting next year. It would also help expunge some pot convictions.
A trio of Chicago Democrats now favors impeaching Trump, putting them at odds with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan for a sliding-scale income tax got final approval from lawmakers Monday. Now it’s up to voters.
With victims’ families’ cases still pending, the governor goes to Quincy and says he’s ‘encouraged’ attorney general to resolve them.
A Pritzker aide said using state funds to pay off a loan for Lincoln artifacts, including a disputed hat, isn’t “appropriate.”
The governor would pay for the infrastructure projects with a host of tax and fee hikes on everything from booze to Netflix to gasoline.