By GEORGIA EPIPHANIOU & JACQUES ABOU-RIZK Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Illinois Prevention Network rallied high school students to lobby state legislators to pass drug and alcohol regulation bills. House Bill 4333 aims to lower the legal blood-alcohol content limit ...

By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Supporters of a long-awaited measure that would establish a board to review and regulate statewide prescription drug prices are hoping to gain momentum for the bill to pass this spring. Contained in House Bill 1443 and Senate Bill 66, the ...

By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Nearly three years after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on selling property tax debt, Illinois legislators continue to delay reforms to bring the state into compliance with the decision. Lawmakers voted to pass House Bill 598 on Thursday, whi...

By BEN SZALINSKI & BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The House revenue committee voted to advance a bill that could help the Chicago Bears build a stadium in Arlington Heights and avoid moving to Indiana. The bill would give local governments power to negotiate with t...

By REBECKA PIEDER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary At the end of February, Illinois soybean farmers are set to receive special federal payments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A total of $12 billion nationwide, with $11 billion earmarked for farmers producing row crop...

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker's Accountability Commission hears stories about fear and intimidation that led to disruption of schools and a negative impact on businesses and health care. The commission focused on four areas, including hea...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Republican candidates for governor Ted Dabrowski, James Mendrick and Rick Heidner met for the first time for a televised debate on Tuesday. Darren Bailey, presumed to be the frontrunner, did not participate. The candidates sparre...

By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com As top legislators emphasize affordability this session, several lawmakers are taking aim at regulating algorithmic pricing that uses consumers' personal data. Algorithmic pricing is a price-setting practice where companies use everything ...