Senate
Recent News About Senate
-
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Urges Congress to Pass the Eagles Act of 2021
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery led a coalition of 40 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the EAGLES Act of 2021, which would provide research-based threat assessment training to prevent targeted school violence. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Applauds First Chamber Passage of Legislation to Protect Student Borrowers From Debt Relief Scams
Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate for bipartisan passage of his legislation that protects student loan borrowers from student loan debt relief companies (SLDRs) that often prey on borrowers by charging high fees for services they cannot provide, such as loan forgiveness and cancellation. -
No more Madigans, maybe, as 10-year term limits for legislative leaders passes Illinois house
Illinois state representatives almost unanimously voted to stop legislative leaders from again building a 36-year dynasty like former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. The Illinois House passed a 10-year term limit on party leaders in both the Illinois House and Senate. -
Illinois lawmakers tackle balloons, pitchfork fishing, but keep residents in dark on ethics reforms
The Illinois General Assembly busies itself with limiting balloon releases and regulating pitchfork fishing along highways when ethics reform is the need in a state with a rich history of corruption. -
Illinois loses one seat in Congress after 2020 census shows population drop of 18,124
Illinois will lose one representative in the U.S. House. The state’s population declined by 18,124 during the past decade, putting Illinois at 12.8 million residents in 2020. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Kwame Raoul Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Expand and Strengthen Address Confidentiality Program
Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the Illinois Senate's unanimous passage of his legislation to expand and strengthen Illinois' Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) to include protections for survivors of human trafficking. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Urges Congress to Rescind Proposal Allowing Predatory Lenders to Take Advantage of Consumers
Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general in urging Congress to use the Congressional Review Act to rescind the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) True Lender Rule. -
BIPA reform would allow businesses to comply before ‘gotcha’ lawsuits filed, witness says
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois businesses pay employees $1,000 or more to settle claims that they violated data privacy law, according to statements at an April 12 hearing on a bill to change the law. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Urges U.S. Senate to Pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 11 attorneys general urging the U.S. Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, which will reform law enforcement agencies nationwide and give state attorneys general clear statutory authority to investigate patterns or practices of unconstitutional policing.