Top Law and Government Legislation regarding 'Chicago' in Illinois

GAMING-TECH Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the annual report of the Illinois Gaming Board. House Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to: 230 ILCS 10/16Adds reference to: 230 ILCS 5/54.5230 ILCS 10/7from Ch. 120, par. 2407

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$VARIOUS Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Chicago State University for its FY 08 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2007. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Makes FY09 appropriations and reappropriations to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Historic Preservation Agency, the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, the Department of Public Health, the American Lung Association, the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority. Effective July 1, 2008. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008. House [...]

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PEN CD-CHIC MUNI-DUTY DISABLTY Amends the Chicago Municipal Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, before any action is taken by the Board on an application for a duty disability benefit or a widow's compensation or supplemental benefit, the employee or widow shall file a claim with the employer to establish that the disability or death occurred while the employee was acting within the scope of and in the course of his or her duties. Provides an offset of disability benefits for any amounts provided to the employee or surviving spouse as temporary total disability payments, permanent disability payments, a lump sum settlement award, or other payment under the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Makes other changes concerning disability benefits. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. House Amendment No. 3

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CNTY CD-RTA Amends the Counties Code, if and only if House Bill 656 of the 95th General Assembly becomes law. Provides that the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties must report annually to the General Assembly and the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability certain information regarding moneys received from a retailers' occupation tax and a service occupation tax imposed by the Regional Transportation Authority. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 740/2-15.3 new70 ILCS 3605/52 new

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SCH CD-CONTRACTS-BIDDING Amends the School Code. Requires that certain contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000 or a lower amount as required by school board policy (rather than $10,000) be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Changes an exception with respect to contracts for repair, maintenance, remodeling, renovation, or construction or a single project involving an expenditure not to exceed $50,000 (rather than $20,000). Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 805/3-27.1from Ch. 122, par. 103-27.1 Amends the Public Community College Act. Requires that certain contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000 or a lower amount as required by board [...]

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EDUCATION-TECH Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Article and definitions. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/34-1Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 128/2030 ILCS 805/8.32 new Deletes everything [...]

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LIQR CNTRL ACT-TRITON COLLEGE Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934 to allow alcoholic liquors to be delivered to and sold at Triton College, Illinois Community College District No. 504. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at the Sikia Restaurant and at the Food Services in the Great Hall/Washburne Culinary Institute, both located on the Kennedy King College Campus of the City Colleges of Chicago. House Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 235 ILCS 5/6-33625 ILCS 5/11-502from Ch. 95 1/2,[...]

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PENSION-CHI LABOR-DISAB OFFSET Amends the Chicago Laborers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. With respect to certain duty and ordinary disability benefits and widow's compensation and supplemental benefits payable by the Fund, replaces existing provisions relating to the offset of amounts received under the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act or related settlements with new provisions applying to those offsets and the administration, commencement, and amount of those benefits. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. House Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 40 ILCS 5/3-110.8

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SCH CD-STIPEND-HARD TO STAFF Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a program that provides stipends to teachers who choose to teach at hard-to-staff public schools in this State. Provides that under the program, if a teacher agrees to teach at a hard-to-staff school for 5 years, the teacher is entitled to a $20,000 stipend each year for those 5 years. Provides that the stipend may be paid out each year that the teacher teaches at a hard-to-staff school or may be paid as a lump sum after the teacher has completed 5 years of teaching at a hard-to-staff school. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Defines "hard-to-staff school". Provides that a teacher must have at least 2 years of experience at a recognized school. Provides that the $20,000 stipend shall be a total $20,000 stipend over 5 years (instead of [...]

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RACIAL IMPACT NOTE Creates the Racial Impact Note Act. Provides that every bill which amends criminal offenses, criminal procedure, or sentencing provisions under the Cannabis Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, shall have prepared for it, by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, prior to second reading in the house of introduction a brief explanatory statement or note which shall include a reliable estimate of the proportional racial makeup of the population likely to be impacted by the bill. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Commission to Study Disproportionate Justice Impact Act. Creates a Commission to Study Disproportionate Justice Impact. Provides that the Commission shall: (1) study the nature and extent of the harm caused to minority communities through the practical application of the violation and sentencing provisions [...]

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REVENUE - GAMING EXPANSION Creates the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act and the Illinois Casino Development Authority Act to create authorities for the purposes of developing and operating casinos. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes changes concerning the Illinois Racing Board. Allows advance deposit wagering. Adds provisions concerning drug testing for horses. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Riverboat Gambling Act to provide for the conduct of electronic gaming at tracks. Makes other changes. Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes changes concerning the Illinois Gaming Board. Authorizes the issuance of an additional riverboat license and 2 casino licenses. Contains provisions regarding the re-issuance of the 10th riverboat license. Allows the Chicago Casino Development Authority and the Illinois Casino Development Authority to receive casino licenses. Changes the short title to the Illinois Gambling Act and [...]

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