Out of almost 7,000 bills filed, the Illinois General Assembly passed a little over 400. Some were good. Some were bad. Here ...

The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. The State Senate has 59 members while the House has 118. A Senate district is formed by combining two adjacent ...

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The General Assembly’s session is scheduled to end May 31. Capitol News Illinois has summarized below a few of the notable bills that passed one chamber last week.