Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers, advocates again call for affordable housing tax credit; Public health groups seek more funding to reduce overdose deaths
Housing advocates are renewing a push to fund a $20 million state affordable housing tax credit in the upcoming state budget. Supporters of the “Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit Act,” modeled after a federal tax credit program,
Solar investments take center stage as questions loom on state’s renewable future
BOLINGBROOK – A manufacturer in the southwest suburbs of Chicago received $2.6 million from electric utility Commonwealth Edison this week as part of a state program for generating its own electricity using solar panels and storing
Education leaders seek added state funding to help districts accommodate influx of migrants
SPRINGFIELD – The recent surge of international migrants arriving in Illinois has brought with it a host of new challenges for state and local officials. Those range from filling their most basic needs like emergency food, clothing
Canton man faces charges after home security allegedly catches him with guns
Man allegedly carried guns, made threats against a woman
Group opposing abortion rallies in Springfield
In attendance was a former gubernatorial candidate who called recently passed House Bill 4867 a “death bill.”
Measure requiring 120-day notice of local media sales passes Illinois Senate
Bill’s sponsor says it’s an effort to keep the media landscape from further shrinking