With restaurants and bars throughout the state reopening Friday, they will not have the ability to reap lost profits by serving takeout cocktails — even though legislators passed a bill last weekend allowing it.
When State Sen. Rob Martwick (D-Chicago) drove away from Springfield last weekend, he says he thought the votes he cast via proxy as he sat in his Capitol office to protect himself against the coronavirus may be his last.
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill that would significantly expand Illinois’ vote by mail program for the November election, including making Election Day a state holiday for schools, over concerns from Republican lawmakers.