At present, the village's code for hours of operation for those holding liquor licenses says "No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail any alcoholic liquor in this village between the hours of 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. each and every day; except that on Sundays the closing hours shall be 3 a.m. to 9 a.m."

Designed to amend the School Code and the Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents Educational Opportunity Grant Act and Scholarship by adding rulemaking authority when determining grant and scholarship eligibility.

Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Defining Male and Female Act. This legislation codifies President Donald Trump's executive order defining "male" and "female.

Senator Rose continued, "I have entire counties that don't own a single piece of road equipment. Not a grader, not even a snowplow. Now if Pritzker gets his way, those services will fall back onto the county - except it will be more expensive to deliver.

Faraci's measure would prohibit carbon sequestration over, under or through the Mahomet Aquifer, enforcing sustainable practices and preventing harmful activities.

"I'm pleased to see the bill to ban CO2 storage under the Mahomet Aquifer finally pass out of committee this morning. I'm grateful to the countless central Illinoisans who have called, written, and emailed in support of this important bill, it wouldn't have happened without their voices.

HB 2827 makes changes to homeschool policy and mandates that non-public elementary and secondary schools register annually with the Illinois State Board of Education. Also, the Homeschool Act requires homeschools to fill out a Homeschool Declaration Form or risk truancy, fines, and even imprisonment.

"When someone with a developmental disability goes missing, time and awareness are critical," said Faraci (D-Champaign). "This legislation will ensure law enforcement, families and the public know how to respond, giving our most vulnerable neighbors a better chance at being found quickly and safely."...

"I am pleased to see Illinois making this $10 million investment to help our best and brightest succeed regardless of their ability to pay for graduate and professional prep classes."

HB 2827 was assigned to the Education Policy Committee but is not currently scheduled for a hearing.