Illinois House of Representatives

The proposed legislation passed in the Illinois House of Representatives on Thursday. The Mascoutah Indians, Collinsville Kahoks, Cahokia High School Comanches and Whiteside Junior High’s Warriors could all be required to change.

Representatives passed the legislation 71-38 along party lines. If passed by the Senate, it would prohibit public schools from using references to disabilities as mascots and require them to change by 2028.

People with dwarfism find the term midget derogatory. The bill, requiring the Metro East high school to pick a replacement by 2028, could come up for debate on the House floor within two weeks.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this month reaffirmed when a court finds an individual to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another, that individual may be temporarily have their guns taken.

In a new filing Monday, attorneys for Welch argued the Illinois Legislative Staff Association has no standing to sue over the speaker’s refusal to engage in collective bargaining with the would-be union’s members.

The Illinois State Police have already installed 78 cameras in St. Clair County and plans to add them to Madison County later this year.

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court reversing a major Clean Water Act provision protecting wetlands, Illinois lawmakers attempted to codify protections into state law during this year’s session. The bill will be brought up again during the fall veto session.

The Illinois bill, which has bipartisan support, would take guns from people with restraining orders against them. It failed for a third time in the legislature.

A central Illinois judge said banning post-primary slating in the middle of an election cycle was unconstitutional.

Illinois’ largest-ever spending plan increases education, human services and infrastructure funding.