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Billing it as a measure that gives young people a fairer chance by working to prevent early criminalization, the Illinois House advanced Senate Bill 2418 by a 73-41 vote before legislators adjourned spring session. #age

The 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the city of Chicago now pegs the city’s unfunded liabilities at almost $36 billion, even after overall debt has dipped by $1.3 billion over the last year. #pension

Illinois Policy Institute Director of Fiscal and Economic Research Bryce Hill said Chicago residents everywhere are paying the price for the city’s rising rental apartment prices. #renting

Madigan, 83, was convicted Feb. 12 on 10 counts of bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and use of a facility to promote unlawful activity. #sentencing

“It’s not the role of judges to rebound policy considerations because they think missing court is more serious than the legislature does,” said Assistant Public Defender Rebecca Cohen. #court

Some of the recommendations include prioritizing public safety and making sure the business community has a seat at the table in future policy making.  #reform

One measure, House Bill 3564, prohibits a landlord from imposing a move-in fee for renters. #rent

This marks the third consecutive year that legislation has been proposed, with the latest version including a tax rate of 25% on adjusted iGaming revenue. Supporters of the iGaming bill claim Illinois could collect an additional $1 billion annually in taxes. #gambling

“We all know about the hospital price transparency rules, the mandates that require hospitals to post the negotiated rate, that cash price, that list price for their services,” said Joe Wisniewski, head of platform growth with Turquoise Health. #health

State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, explained how top Democrats, like Harmon, wouldn’t allow the Invest in Kids Act renewal bill to be called this legislative session because it wasn’t favorable to public school teachers unions, who are large contributors to the Democrats’ campaigns. #dnc