Category: Newsletter

Veto Session Continues This week, state legislators will gather once more in Springfield for the last three days of the annual fall Veto Session. The

DCFS Director Stepping Down In last week’s newsletter, I highlighted a recent IL Auditor General audit report of Illinois’ Department of Children & Family Services

New DCFS Audit Shows Alarming Problems Still Persist  A new report released by the Auditor General shows problems within the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

Controversial firearms ban law requires owners to submit affidavit by Jan. 1 Last week, the Illinois State Police released rules to implement part of the

Counties within 33rd Senate District to lose approximately $12.6 million lost revenue from cash bonds The elimination of cash bail, a key component of the

SAFE-T Act update:  ‘No cash bail’ set to take effect September 18 Since the final day of the 2021 lame-duck session, the SAFE-T Act has

Big Changes at the DMV On Friday, September 1, all Secretary of State Driver Services Facilities (DMV) adopted new hours of operations, and many are

Governor Signs Several Senate Republican-Sponsored Bills into Law As the 60-day deadline approaches for some of the Legislature’s passed bills, the Governor officially signed over