As state Supreme Court weighs another BIPA lawsuit, lawmakers mull child data privacy framework
Health care industry argues it is exempt from biometric privacy liability By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com In Springfield on Thursday, September 21, the medical industry went to court. The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pair of class action suits brought by two suburban nurses, Lucille Mosby and Yana Mazya, who…
Read MoreBiden administration responds to calls from Pritzker, other leaders, for help in migrant crisis
Homeland Security will expedite work authorizations among other actions By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Department of Homeland Security will speed up the processing of work authorizations for asylum seekers and extend Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan migrants, actions that could help thousands of migrants who have arrived in Illinois in…
Read MoreMachinery Pete: Used farm equipment inventory rebounding
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek Greg Peterson, the used farm equipment guru known as Machinery Pete, has a simple answer when asked about the meteoric rise in market values in recent years. There just hasn’t been a lot of equipment for sale in the wake of the pandemic. But that is starting to change, said Peterson,…
Read MoreCopay requirements paused for non-citizens on state health plan
IDHFS says it’s not ready to implement cost-saving measure implemented by Pritzker administration By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The state has paused a new policy requiring certain non-citizens enrolled in a Medicaid-like health insurance plan to pay copayments for certain services, instructing health care providers to refund any such payments they…
Read MoreIFB President: Make farm safety a top priority this harvest season
By RICHARD GUEBERT JR. Illinois Farm Bureau President Climbing into the combine seat and hitting the fields each September always fills me with a sense of excitement and anticipation. Even after 48 years, there is no better feeling than looking out over a field of matured corn or soybeans. However, year after year, I hear…
Read MoreNew State Police rules for assault weapons permits will take effect October 1
People who owned banned weapons before new law must apply for FOID endorsement By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinoisans who own weapons that can no longer be purchased or sold in the state under its new assault weapons ban will soon be able to register those weapons so they can legally keep them.…
Read MoreAs SAFE-T Act goes live, murder suspects previously eligible to post bond are held in jail
Hearings have been longer, more deliberative – resembling federal detention proceedings By BETH HUNDSDORFER and HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com In courtrooms around the state early this week, judges conducted the first hearings under a new system that determines whether a defendant will be jailed while awaiting trial based on dangerousness and risk of…
Read MoreFormer Illinois State Police trooper who pleaded guilty in relation to deadly crash postpones hearing
Matt Mitchell is seeking driver’s license reinstatement after 2007 crash that killed Metro East sisters By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com Matt Mitchell, the former Illinois State Police trooper who caused a high-speed, distracted-driving crash that killed sisters Kelli and Jessica Uhl, has asked to delay his September 20 hearing for the reinstatement of…
Read MoreAhead of cash bail’s end, state’s replacement pretrial justice system takes shape
Courts will see longer detention hearings, new parameters for jailing accused defenders By JERRY NOWICKI & HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Beginning Monday, August 18, state courts in Illinois will be prohibited from jailing individuals who are accused, but not convicted, of crimes simply because they cannot afford to post bail while they await…
Read MoreDisparately resourced public defenders prepare for the end of cash bail in Illinois
Public defenders, while supportive of reform, anticipate major workload increases By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois on Monday, September 18, will become the first state to fully abolish cash bail through an act of the legislature, a major criminal justice overhaul spurred by the advocacy of a progressive faction of the Democratic Party…
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