DeKALB – A bipartisan vote of 50-2 Thursday passed a bill that would build on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s previous executive order to combat homelessness in Illinois.
Bill “HB2831” was passed in both Houses and was a win for the Supportive Housing...
The Student Government Association has approved a bill that amends their constitution to account for a senator switching their major.
Before the amendment, there were no clear rules as to what would happen if a senator changed majors while in office,...
The Student Government Association passed a bill Friday afternoon ensuring that those applying to the senate cannot apply more than twice in a school year.
Prior to the bill being passed, there were no limits to the amount of times that a student could...
Greek governing councils will not be able to judge if a Greek organization is eligible for permanent Student Association recognition. The SA Senate voted down a bill Sunday in which governing councils would be able to approve an organization's eligibility...
The idea of states passing a bill to require prescriptions for medications such as Sudafed is absurd. From personal experience, I have always purchased Sudafed and have appreciated its ability to relieve my symptoms when suffering from the common cold....
DeKALB | The Illinois chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants about 765 wishes a year. Of those, 70 percent are travel related, said communications manager Jessica Miller. This year the Make-A-Wish Foundation is encouraging Illinois residents to...
The House of Representatives voted to cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood on Feb. 18. The representatives pushing to pass the bill claimed that federal funding should not go toward a place that advocates and provides abortions. Although abortion...
It is time we issued the death penalty a death sentence of its own. Illinois politicians have proposed and passed a bill that does exactly that, which only needs Gov. Pat Quinn's signature to abolish the penalty under state law. The bill has raised considerable...
