Jim Talamonti

4 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Jim Talamonti

(The Center Square) – The Illinois General Assembly has passed legislation from the state Senate president that could expose businesses to lawsuits from around the country. The Illinois House approved Senate Bill 328 in the final hours of the legislative session over the weekend. SB 328 contains language from an amended SB 26, which initially aimed to amend the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, sponsored SB 328 in the House.

1 week ago | thecentersquare.com | Jim Talamonti

(The Center Square) – U.S. government attorneys are asking a federal judge to give former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan a 12.5-year prison sentence. In a memorandum sent to Judge John Robert Blakey Friday, prosecutors also asked that Madigan, D-Chicago, pay a fine of $1.5 million for his crimes. The longtime speaker and Democratic Party of Illinois chairman was convicted Feb. 12 on 10 counts of bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and use of a facility to promote unlawful activity.

1 week ago | advantagenews.com | Jim Talamonti

Adobe file photo Illinois lawmakers are considering a mandate for insurance companies to cover “medically necessary” laser hair removal, despite cost concerns for small businesses. House Bill 3248 returned to the Illinois House for concurrence after it was approved in the Senate last Thursday. State Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley, urged lawmakers to vote against the bill, saying it would hurt small businesses and raise insurance costs for families.

1 week ago | advantagenews.com | Jim Talamonti

Industry groups have lined up on opposite sides of Illinois legislation aimed at providing patient access to discount medications. Senate Bill 2385 would create the Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act and provide regulations involving the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. Patients Rising chief mission officer Terry Wilcox said the bill does nothing to protect patients. “It does nothing to lower drug costs. It does nothing to expand access.

1 week ago | dailygazette.com | Jim Talamonti

(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers have passed empty budget legislation with two days left in the General Assembly’s spring session. The Illinois Senate advanced a shell bill late Thursday evening without disclosing what the budget will include. kAm$E2E6 $6?2E6 !C6D:56?E s@? w2C>@?[ s\~2< !2C<[ D2:5 9:D 492>36C C646:G65 2 w@FD6 3:== H:E9 2? 2AAC@AC:2E:@?D E:E=6 @? %9FCD52J]k^AmkAm“(6 2C6 C64:AC@42E:?8 E@52J 3J D6?5:?8 2?