Category: Legislature

Speaker Mike Madigan, D-Chicago, recently unveiled committee chairs for the 101st General Assembly. Read More

A proposal dealing with specialized mental health rehabilitation facilities that was vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk. Read More

In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Friday allowing students to possess sunscreen at school or camp without a doctor’s note and vetoed several health measures. Read More

A measure that would have placed stricter standards on ethylene oxide emissions from sterilizing medical equipment ran out of time to make it through the veto session, Rep. Carol Sente, D-Vernon Hills, said Thursday. Read More

The state’s certificate of need program has been extended another 10 years, after the Senate voted Wednesday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the bill. The House overrode the veto earlier this month. Read More