Politics

Many of the measures will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker, including a bill that changes how damages accrue under Illinois’ first-in-the-nation biometric data privacy law. #illinois

The bill would also establish the Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board under the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation which would create a training program, ethical standards, and licensing requirements. #mushrooms

State Rep. Amy Elik, R-Alton, says school staff who sexually abuse 18-year-old students should face charges so she has filed House Bill 4241 in Springfield. #teachers #students

...she was banned from her local YMCA swim team for speaking out against a biological male in the women's locker room. #gender

Raoul’s legislation – contained in House Bill (HB) 5561 – would fill existing voids in labor enforcement that leave workers unprotected from often-devastating employer retaliation... #whistleblower

The governor announced the plan in March, and late last month his administration provided more details on the plan, revealing Logan Correctional Center – one of only two women’s prisons in Illinois – may be rebuilt on the grounds of Stateville... #stateville

The Chicago Teachers Union has given the City of Chicago a list of more than 700 demands. #ctu

Illinois Parks Day is an annual celebration of the green spaces that form the heart of our neighborhoods across Illinois. #illinoisparksday

Medical aid in dying is authorized in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana (via a state Supreme Court ruling), Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Washington, D.C. and  Vermont. #death #terminalillness

One place to start is to stop spending money we don’t have on programs and services for illegal immigrants. #arpa #illinois #immigration