Jun 6, 2022 | Harper
CHICAGO – A Harper-led bill to exempt unclaimed property sold by the Treasurer from sales tax was recently signed into law. “When the state Treasurer cannot reunite unclaimed tangible property with the legal owner after five years, the Treasurer can auction off the...
Jun 6, 2022 | Hirschauer
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Representative Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, has been appointed by Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch, to the Community Health Workers Review Board (CHWRB). The board, created in 2021 by Article 5 of HB 158, will serve as the...
Jun 6, 2022 | Stuart
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Representative Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is applauding Governor JB Pritzker for his decision to sign HB 5334 into law on May 27th, 2022. The new law requires that, beginning January 1, 2024, all individual and group accident and health...
Jun 3, 2022 | Hurley
CHICAGO – Catalytic converter thieves will be unable to easily sell stolen parts for quick cash without creating a paper trail under a new law supported by state Rep. Fran Hurley, D-Chicago. “There has been a significant rise in catalytic converter thefts in recent...
Jun 3, 2022 | Yednock
OTTAWA, Ill. – State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, recently had two bills signed into law, including a measure to expand eligibility for death benefits for the families of members of the Illinois Police Association and legislation to allow the use of single shot...