Senate Democrats made good Friday on their pledge to pick apart the workers’ compensation system at the behest of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, but the measures they approved brought only derision from the GOP. Majority Democrats endorsed one proposal that …
The mother of a Chicago Ridge, Ill., police officer killed in a 2015 crash with an intoxicated, wrong-way driver is pushing for legislation that would increase penalties for people convicted in such crashes. Lisa Smith is supporting a bill in …
Legislation in the Illinois General Assembly could clarify whether employers must pay injury claims if employees are hurt on the way to work. Lee Enterprises Newspapers in Illinois reports the measure is sponsored by Lebanon Republican state Sen. Kyle McCarter. …
Illinois lawmakers are considering a series of measures aimed at making the state’s waterways safer, including a bill that would impose stiffer penalties on people caught operating a boat while intoxicated. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports that under the measure, …
Surrounded by dog lovers and their four-legged friends, Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Saturday he said would help protect consumers who buy a dog or cat and then learn the animal is seriously ill. The so-called “puppy lemon law” also …
Illinois now has tougher penalties for those who use social media to organize violent “flash mobs” like those that have occurred on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue and in other tourist areas. Gov. Pat Quinn on Saturday signed legislation doubling the maximum …