The Land of Lincoln is set to permanently expand voting rights in the state. All that’s needed is Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signature, which he has promised. Illinois was one of several states that expanded voting rights last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, Illinois extended early voting hours, allowed curbside voting, and…
UPDATE: In addition to Illinois, Ohio’s governor announced that the state is closing its bars and restaurants to dine-in customers. That policy goes into effect in Ohio starting at 9 PM on Sunday. During a briefing on COVID-19, Governor JB Pritzker announced that bars and restaurants will close to dine-in patrons in Illinois. At this…
Illinois will soon be the 11th state in the United States where recreational marijuana is legal. The Illinois House of Representatives – which has a Democratic supermajority – voted 66-47 in favor of legalization on Friday. The Illinois state Senate voted 38-17 to approve the legislation on Wednesday. “It is time to hit the reset…
Illinois may soon become the latest state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. A bill that passed the Illinois House of Representatives in a 62-53 vote last week would remove the threat of arrest, instead resulting in a fine. A person would be allowed to carry up to 15 grams without facing jail…
History was made this week as the first wild baby bison was born in Illinois in nearly two centuries. Bison last freely roamed east of the Mississippi River in the early 1800s. The American bison — which once roamed much of the North American continent from Georgia to northern Mexico and as far north as…
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is investigating a chemical leak at a uranium conversion facility in southern Illinois. According to the NRC event report, a leak of radioactive uranium hexafluoride, UF6, occurred at the Honeywell uranium enrichment plant in Metropolis at roughly 8:30 PM on Sunday. No injuries have been reported. The plant is…
