All Chicago Legislation - Illinois
HR1558
Latest Action: 10/06/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce Bill Text CONGRATS-NAT ROSASCO Congratulates Nat C. Rosasco on being inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. Comment on Bill HR1540
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico Bill Text CONGRATS-QUEEN ALL SAINTS SCH Congratulates Principal Stephanie Di Prima and Father Wayne Prist of Queen of All Saints School in Chicago on the school being named as a "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School" by the United States Department of Education. SR0860
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL - DONALD AUGUSTUS Mourns the death of Donald Augustus of Chicago. SR0845
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-CHARLOTTE GOSS Mourns the passing of Charlotte Helena Goss of Chicago. HB6714
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - First Reading Bill Text PEN CD-CTA-RETIREE HEALTH INS If and only if Senate Bill 1920 of the 95th General Assembly becomes law, amends the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning the health care benefits for retirees of the Chicago Transit Authority, provides that a retiree hired on or before September 5, 2001 who retires with 25 years or more of continuous service shall be eligible for retiree health care benefits upon retirement (formerly, retirees who retired prior to the effective date of Senate Bill 1920 with 25 years or more of continuous service or who retires within 90 days after that effective date or by January 1, 2009, whichever is later, with 25 years or more of continuous service were eligible). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. HR1523
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS - RUBIN LOPEZ Congratulates Rubin Lopez of Chicago on the occasion of his 80th birthday. HR1520
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text NEW MOMS INC 25TH ANNIV Congratulates the administration and staff of New Moms, Inc. on the occasion of their 25th anniversary of serving the needs of homeless and at risk pregnant and/or parenting teenage girls in the Chicago community. HR1514
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-REV DR LENA MCLIN Congratulates Reverend Doctor Lena McLin of Chicago on her 80th birthday. HR1511
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-KATIE CAWLEY Congratulates Katie Schumacher-Cawley on her induction into the Chicagoland Hall of Fame for sports. HR1484
Latest Action: 09/10/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-1ST PRESBY CHICAGO Congratulates the pastor and congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the organization of the church. HR1469
Latest Action: 08/13/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan Bill Text CONGRATS-BLUE CONDORS Congratulates the members of the Blue Condors Pleasure Club of Chicago on the 75th anniversary of the club. HR1470
Latest Action: 08/13/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner Bill Text CONGRATS-PAULA ALLEN-MEARES Congratulates Paula Allen-Meares on her selection as the next chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). HR1468
Latest Action: 08/13/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-DR KIRSNER Congratulates Dr. Joseph B. Kirsner of Chicago on his 100th birthday, September 21, 2009. SR0809
Latest Action: 08/12/2008 - Filed with Secretary Bill Text MEMORIAL - JACK J. THOMPSON Mourns the death of Jack J. Thompson of North Chicago. SR0808
Latest Action: 08/12/2008 - Filed with Secretary Bill Text MEMORIAL - JAMES L. ELLIS Mourns the death of James L. Ellis of North Chicago. HR1448
Latest Action: 08/13/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS - DR. ZELDA BIRDSONG Congratulates Dr. Zelda Quarles Birdsong of Chicago on the occasion of being recognized as a nonagenarian member of the Women's Missionary Society during the Annual Conference of the Southeast Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin Region of the Third Episcopal District Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. HB6671
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias Bill Text LOCAL GOV-HOME RULE TAXES Amends the Home Rule County Retailers' Occupation Tax Law of the Counties Code and the Home Rule County Service Occupation Tax Law of the Counties Code. Provides that the maximum tax rate that is permitted under those Laws is 0.75%, unless a higher rate is authorized by referendum. Amends the Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act of the Illinois Municipal Code and the Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the maximum tax rate that is permitted in the City of Chicago under those Tax Acts is 1.25%, unless a higher rate is authorized by referendum. Preempts home rule powers. Effective immediately. SR0796
Latest Action: 07/10/2008 - Filed with Secretary Bill Text MEMORIAL-CALVIN ASHFORD JR Mourns the death of Calvin Ashford Jr. of Chicago. SR0775
Latest Action: 07/10/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-LOUIS PFLEGER Mourns the death of Louis Pfleger of Chicago. SR0761
Latest Action: 07/10/2008 - Filed with Secretary Bill Text MEMORIAL-WALTER NETSCH Mourns the death of Walter A. Netsch Jr. of Chicago. SR0757
Latest Action: 07/10/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-HELEN ZDANOWICZ Mourns the death of Helen C. Zdanowicz (nee Wasniewski) of Brandon, Florida, formerly of North Chicago. HB6664
Latest Action: 07/14/2008 - First Reading Bill Text 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 [...] show full description HR1421
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL - DR. CHARLES RUNNER Mourns the death of Dr. Charles Runner of Chicago. HR1420
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-BISHOP ARTHUR BRAZIER Congratulates Bishop Arthur M. Brazier of the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago on the occasion of his retirement. HR1411
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CFD ENGINE COMPANY 116 100TH Congratulates the members of the Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 116 on the occasion of the company's 100th anniversary. HR1407
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-GERALD FOGELSON Congratulates Gerald W. Fogelson of Chicago on the occasion of his 75th birthday. HR1404
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS - SHARNELL S. JACKSON Congratulates Sharnell S. Jackson on the occasion of her retirement as Chief eLearning Officer with the Chicago Public Schools Information & Technology Services after 34 years of dedicated service. HR1396
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL-MOTHER SINGLETON Mourns the death of Mother Hattie Singleton of Chicago. HR1389
Latest Action: 07/10/2008 - Referred to Rules Committee Bill Text 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS - BUDGET Congratulates the Chicago 2016 Committee upon the selection of Chicago as a Candidate City for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, expresses gratitude to the United States Olympic Committee for its support of Chicago's candidacy, and urges the people of Chicago and the State of Illinois to cooperate on a nonpartisan basis to deploy the resources necessary to meet the requirements requested by the International Olympic Committee for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, including the enactment by Illinois of a comprehensive capital bill. HR1383
Latest Action: 05/31/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios Bill Text PUERTO RICAN PARADE COMMITTEE Honors the Puerto Rican Parade Committee of Chicago for the outstanding work it has performed for the Puerto Rican community in the City of Chicago. HR1381
Latest Action: 05/31/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elga L. Jefferies Bill Text MEMORIAL-VIRGIE HARRIS Mourns the death of Virgie Louise Brooks Harris of Chicago. HR1377
Latest Action: 05/31/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL - CORNELIUS L. ALLEN Mourns the death of Cornelius Lindy Allen of Chicago. HR1374
Latest Action: 05/31/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text CONGRATS-ORIGINAL PROV CHURCH Congratulates the pastor and congregation of Original Providence Baptist Church, located in the Austin community on the westside of Chicago, on the occasion of the 145th anniversary of the church. HR1373
Latest Action: 05/31/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text HONORS-CHILDS PLAY THEATRE Honors the Child's Play Touring Theatre for its outstanding work with children in the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, and throughout the nation. HR1371
Latest Action: 05/31/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text HONORS-DONNA & LEONARD HARRIS Honors Donna and Leonard Harris, co-owners of Chatham Foods Center in Chicago, for 21 years of dedicated service to their community. SR0732
Latest Action: 05/31/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MOURNS RABBI MOSES MESCHELOFF Mourns the death of Rabbi Dr. Moses Mescheloff of Chicago. SR0733
Latest Action: 05/31/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL - JOHN RYGIEL JR. Mourns the death of John P. Rygiel Jr. of Park City, formerly of North Chicago. SR0726
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-ERNEST SWOPES Mourns the death of Ernest James Swopes of North Chicago. HR1311
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL - RONALD L. DAVIS Mourns the death of Ronald L. Davis of Chicago. HR1302
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text CONGRATS-CHELSEA STECK Congratulates Chelsea Steck for being named First Place Honoree for the Union League Club of Chicago's Democracy in Action Award. HR1303
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text CONGRATS-WEST CHICAGO COMM Congratulates the student team from West Chicago Community High School for receiving first place in the Stock Market Game (SMG) program spring 2008 session. HR1291
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-CCC ACADEMIC TEAM Congratulates the members of the City Colleges of Chicago academic team for earning national honors by capturing first place in the "Know Your Heritage: Hispanic College Quiz Bowl". HR1287
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-ROSEMARY GARRETT Congratulates Rosemary Garrett of Chicago on her retirement. SR0696
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-ENCARNACION VEGA Mourns the death of Encarnacion Jose Vega of Chicago. SR0692
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-LESTER LONG Mourns the death of Lester B. Long, Sr., of North Chicago. SR0690
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL - BILL LEVAK Mourns the death of Bill Levak of Anza, California, formerly of North Chicago. SR0688
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-FRED SWAGERTY Mourns the death of Fred P. Swagerty of North Chicago. SR0687
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-CLARENCE GROBLEWSKI Mourns the death of Clarence A. "Clancy" Groblewski of North Chicago. HB6637
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deborah L. Graham Bill Text $DEPT ON AGING Appropriates $603,600 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department on Aging for Grants for Chicago Department of Senior Services for the Benefits CheckUp Program. Effective July 1, 2008. HB6516
Latest Action: 05/31/2008 - First Reading Bill Text $U OF I-CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the University of Illinois for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Makes FY09 appropriations to the University of Illinois to increase enrollment at the Chicago Medical Center. Effective July 1, 2008. HB6478
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan Bill Text $CSU-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Chicago State University for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008. HB6479
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text $CSU-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Chicago State University for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Makes FY09 appropriations to the Board of Higher Education. Effective July 1, 2008. HR1267
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-PETER ENGLAND Congratulates Peter England, Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Children's Museum, on his retirement. HR1263
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL - KATHY WATKINS Mourns the death of Kathy Lori Watkins of Chicago. HB6341
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford Bill Text SCH CD-DISCIPLINE POLICY Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a standard student expulsion policy that applies to each school district in this State. Requires a district's pupil discipline policy to conform to the standard student expulsion policy. Requires a school board to furnish a copy of the district's pupil discipline policy to the parents or guardian of each pupil within 15 days after the beginning of the school year or within 15 days after starting classes for a pupil who transfers into the district during the school year and to require that each school inform its pupils of the contents of its policy (now permissive with respect to school boards other than the Chicago Board of Education). SB3034
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg Bill Text $DEPARTMENT ON AGING Appropriates $603,600 to the Department on Aging for Grants for Chicago Department of Senior Services for the Benefits CheckUp Program. SR0666
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL - LEON FINNEY SR. Mourns the death of Leon Finney Sr. of Chicago. HR1208
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text HONORS-ROBERT RYAN Honors Robert E. Ryan Sr., Executive Director of the Plumbing Council of Chicagoland, on his retirement. HR1204
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-CARLOS TORTOLERO Congratulates Carlos Tortolero, President of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, on being recognized by the Illinois Humanities Council. HR1199
Latest Action: 05/21/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT 75TH Congratulates the 18,000 members of the Chicago-based Institute of Real Estate Management, on the 75th anniversary of the organization. SR0646
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-LINDA SIMS Mourns the passing of Linda Carolyn Sims of Chicago. SR0644
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL - LEON FINNEY SR. Mourns the death of Leon Finney Sr. of Chicago. SR0641
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL - LEON TAYLOR Mourns the death of Leon Taylor of Chicago. HR1159
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL-JUDGE PINCHAM Mourns the death of Judge Eugene Pincham of Chicago. HR1155
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL-JUDGE PINCHAM Mourns the death of Judge Eugene Pincham of Chicago. SR0630
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL - JAMES A. MURPHY Mourns the death of James A. Murphy, formerly of Geneva and West Chicago. SR0639
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Removed from Resolutions Consent Calendar-Motion Prevailed Bill Text MEMORIAL-JUDGE PINCHAM Mourns the death of Judge Eugene Pincham of Chicago. HR1142
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS - SHERRIE BELL-SMITH Congratulates Sherrie Bell-Smith of Chicago on the occasion of being selected as a finalist for the 2008 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards. HR1139
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text THANKS - CPD OFFICERS Thanks Officer Eric Wier, Detective Luis Otero, and Detective Joaquin Mendoza of the Chicago Police Department for their continuing zeal for police work and genuine concern for their fellow human beings in our society. HR1135
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL-DR GWINDELLE PONDER Mourns the death of Dr. Gwindelle Wilson Ponder of Chicago. SR0624
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Filed with Secretary Bill Text MEMORIAL-ROBERT E. WOOTEN, SR. Mourns the death of Robert E. Wooten, Sr. of Chicago. Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text HONORS-BARUKH BINAH Honors the Consul General of Israel in Chicago, Barukh Binah, and his wife, Shulamit Binah, as they return to Israel after serving as Consul General to the Midwest. HR1118
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text CONGRATS-ETHEL HAMILTON Congratulates Ms. Ethel Hamilton of Chicago on her 75th birthday. SR0610
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-ED HALLINAN Mourns the death of Ed Hallinan of Chicago. SR0607
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL - BRIAN L. ABRAMS SR. Mourns the death of Brian L. Abrams Sr. of Chicago. SR0598
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL - CPL. ALBERT BITTON Mourns the death of United States Army Corporal Albert Bitton of Chicago. SR0595
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-RAYMOND KRAUSE Mourns the death of Raymond "Pete" Krause Sr. of North Chicago. HR1114
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text CHICAGO DEPT. OF WATER MGMT. Congratulates the City of Chicago Department of Water Management for their great job representing the City of Chicago in the Illinois section of the American Water Works Association Water Main Tapping Competition. SB2957
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter Bill Text $09 CSU OCE Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of the Trustees of Chicago State University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, as follows: General Revenue Fund $39,457,200. HR1090
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-EDWARD MAYE JR Mourns the death of Edward Maye Jr. of Chicago. HB6310
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - First Reading Bill Text $IDPH-HEALTH OFFICER ACT Appropriates the sum of $250,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for costs associated with the Children's Environmental Health Officer Act. Effective July 1, 2008. House Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Appropriates the sum of $250,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for costs associated with the Children's Environmental Health Officer Act. Appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for costs associated with the creation of a State Health Policy Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago for the purpose of developing and implementing evidence-based policies to improve the health and healthcare of the people of Illinois. Effective July 1, 2008. HR1065
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz Bill Text WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT HONOREES Congratulates Allegra E. Biery, Gloria Santona, Lauren Streicher, Andrea L. Zopp, and the Chicago Foundation for Women on the occasion of being honorees at the Women of Achievement Awards Dinner hosted by the Anti-Defamation League. HR1060
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Referred to Rules Committee Bill Text AMTRAK SERVICE-END DELAYS Resolves that it is State policy that the 15 to 20 minute delay in Amtrak's travel time on the City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki trains, as the trains approach Chicago's Union Station, be eliminated and that the Grand Crossing Connection be built and operational for Amtrak service. SR0566
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text MEMORIAL-JOSEPHINE LEWIS Mourns the death of Josephine Leah Bulger Lewis of Chicago. HR1052
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL-EDWIN KAY Mourns the death of Edwin L. Kay of Chicago. HR1038
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-ARTURO VELASQUEZ Congratulates Arturo Velasquez on the renaming of West Side Technical Institute of Richard J. Daley College in Chicago, which will be known as the Arturo Velasquez West Side Technical Institute. HR1040
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL - BARBARA JONES GREEN Mourns the death of Barbara Jones Green of Chicago. HB6299
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo Bill Text $U OF IL-HEALTH POLICY CENTER Appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for costs associated with the creation of a State Health Policy Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago for the purpose of developing and implementing evidence-based policies to improve the health and healthcare of the people of Illinois. Effective July 1, 2008. HR1033
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL -BETTY GREEN-BOSTON Mourns the death of Betty J. Green-Boston of Chicago. HR1032
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text MEMORIAL - WILLIS TERRY Mourns the death of Willis Terry of Chicago. Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - First Reading Bill Text $CSU-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Chicago State University for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008. HR1029
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text CONGRATS-CATHOLIC CHARITIES Congratulates Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago on the occasion of the organization's 90th anniversary. HB6147
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan Bill Text $09 CSU OCE Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of the Trustees of Chicago State University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, as follows: General Revenue Fund $39,457,200. HB6043
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee Bill Text $CSU-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Chicago State University for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008. HR1024
Latest Action: 02/26/2008 - Resolution Adopted Bill Text CONGRATS - RALPH SHEPSTONE Congratulates Ralph Shepstone on the occasion of his retirement from the Chicago Executive Airport Board. HB5788
Latest Action: 05/31/2008 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text IHDA-FORECLOSURE COUNSELING Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall establish and administer a foreclosure prevention counseling program and shall use moneys in the Foreclosure Prevention Counseling Fund and funds appropriated for that purpose to make grants to HUD-certified counseling agencies for home-ownership education and foreclosure prevention counseling. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Foreclosure Prevention Counseling Fund and provides for allocation of moneys in the Fund. Provides for the payment of license fees of $3,700 annually, including the foreclosure prevention surcharge (instead of $2,700 annually). Amends the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987. Provides that an application for a license or a license renewal on or after July 1, 2008, shall include payment of a foreclosure prevention surcharge of $1,000. Provides that the surcharge proceeds shall be deposited into the Foreclosure [...] show full description SB2453
Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs Bill Text PENCD-CHIC FIRE-CITY CONTRBUTN Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions allowing a reduction in the amount the city would otherwise be required to contribute to the fund due to certain refunds and interest thereon, provides that no reduction shall be allowed for a fiscal year following a fiscal year in which the funded ratio of assets to liabilities is less than 70%. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. SB2589
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules Bill Text PROP TX-BD OF REVIEW-ELECTIONS Amends the Property Tax Code concerning the board of review in Cook County. Increases the number of commissioners from 3 to 5. Provides that from 2010 to 2012, the 2 additional commissioners are elected at-large from the portion of the county outside of the City of Chicago, and beginning in 2012, each commissioner is elected from one of 5 election districts in the county. Requires the State Board of Elections to reapportion the 5 election districts on a decennial basis by the use of a computer program. Sets forth the requirements of the computer program. Effective immediately. |
