Topic - Illinois General Assembly

The Illinois General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois and comprises the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Illinois has 59 legislative districts, with two representatives and one senator from each correspondent district. The current General Assembly is Illinois 96th. - Source: Wikipedia

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People dressed as characters from &quot;The Handmaid's Tale&quot; sit in the the president's gallery of the Senate showing their support of the Reproductive Health Act on the last scheduled day of the spring session at the State Capitol, Friday, May 31, 2019, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

The Latest: Senate completes work on $39.9B budget

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The Latest: House sends income tax rates to Gov. Pritzker

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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, Illinois Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, speaks at the State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Illinois lawmakers working to legalize recreational marijuana have hit a potential snag: whether to allow people to grow a few pot plants for personal use. Legalization legislation from two Chicago Democrats — state Sen. Heather Steans and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy — has a much better chance of passing this year because of the November election Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who campaigned on legalizing recreational marijuana.(AP Photo/Seth Perlman File)

The Latest: Senate approves recreational marijuana use

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The Latest: Casino-expansion link to sports betting planned

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The Latest: Pritzker seeks pay hike to lure cabinet talent

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FILE - In this June 14, 2007 file photo, Abraham Lincoln's iconic stovepipe hat is photographed at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill. There's more to a $25 million collection of artifacts related to Abraham Lincoln than a stovepipe hat of questioned authenticity, advocates told a House committee Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in a plea for state money to slice the remaining debt and keep the throng of relics in the 16th president's hometown. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman File)

The Latest: Rauner wants figures on Lincoln-artifact debt

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Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, explains the Illinois state budget agreement in a Senate Appropriations Committee in Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)

The Latest: Illinois Legislature adjourns its spring session

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The Latest: Top Dem. senator wanted budget on GOP gov’s desk

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FILE - In this April 27, 2016, file photo, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert who is is serving a 15-month prison term in a sexual abuse case departs the federal courthouse in Chicago. State officials are poised to consider the status of the pension Hastert receives for the time he served in the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday April 27, 2017 in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois General Assembly Retirement System's board of trustees are scheduled to consider Hastert's $28,000 annual pension. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Illinois board terminates Hastert’s state lawmaker pension

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, file photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters after meeting with legislative leaders during veto session in Springfield, Ill. The General Assembly convenes Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, for just two days to finish its work before a new session begins Wednesday while the two-year budget standoff looms large. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

The Latest: Illinois House Oks criminal justice reforms

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