Our incredible host committee will return at Equality & Pride 365 along with live entertainment from The Baton Show Lounge! Join House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and these fellow champions for change…
Illinois legislators have advanced two measures pushed by proponents of reform in the state’s behavioral health system that are intended to expand the insurance coverage available for those seeking care.…
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) – Needing nearly 300,000 affordable rental homes and apartments, Illinois has one of the largest housing deficits in the U.S. according to the Illinois Housing Council (IHC), which…
SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers are moving ahead with a measure that would make mental health professionals who get sent on emergency calls alongside law enforcement eligible for the same benefits as…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois lawmakers passed a plan last year to require fentanyl education in every high school. Now, representatives hope to pass a bill to require this instruction in junior high.…
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) – It may soon be illegal in Illinois to discriminate against someone based on their reproductive health decisions. The state House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday adding reproductive…
Join House Speaker Welch and this incredible line-up of artists and entertainers as we celebrate another year of building the dream at our 3rd annual Juneteenth Festival! We will be at Memorial Park District in…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — State representatives passed a plan Wednesday to improve network adequacy standards for health insurance companies. The legislation could require insurance companies to notify patients of the anticipated date…
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch was unanimously recommended to serve as the new Proviso Township Committeeman in a meeting held Friday evening of the Executive Committee, replacing the late…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois House lawmakers passed a massive health insurance reform plan late Thursday night. Sponsors and Gov. JB Pritzker said it will help curb predatory insurance practices and protect…
