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State Rep. Greg Harris, left, speaks with a colleague on the floor of the Illinois House on Nov. 29, 2018. — Brian Mackey/NPR Illinois

January 11, 2019

For The First Time In Decades, Illinois House Gets New Majority Leader

For the first time in more than two decades, the Illinois House of Representatives has a new majority leader. And the appointment is breaking new ground.

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State Representative Greg Harris (D-Chicago). — Sam Dunklau/ NPR Illinois

April 20, 2018

Obamacare Protection Measure Fails in Illinois House

The Illinois House failed to pass legislation related to the Affordable Care Act on Friday. It would have locked in certain health insurance benefits.

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Illinois Statehouse. — Jenna Dooley/WNIJ

April 13, 2018

Will Illinois Face Another Budget Impasse?

Passing a state budget is arguably the most important thing the Illinois General Assembly does every year — or at least should do every year.

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Part of a ten dollar bill. — Xerones/Flickr.com/Xerones (cc-by-nc)

October 30, 2017

Illinois Moving To Kill Credit Freeze Fees

lllinois lawmakers are working to end the $10 fee for freezing consumer credit data. It comes months after Equifax, Inc. exposed the sensitive personal information of tens of millions of Americans.

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Governor Bruce Rauner — Jeff Bossert/Illinois Public Media

September 07, 2017

Rauner OK’s Borrowing Up To $6B To Pay Off Late Bills

Illinois could soon begin to tackle its massive pile of unpaid bills, thanks to a move Thursday by Governor Bruce Rauner. But Democrats are wondering: What took so long?

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