Illinois lawmakers rush to close spring session
Illinois General Assembly resumes push toward a midnight Thursday deadline. Senate approved a workmen's compensation rollback and sent it to the governor. Other items include anti crime measures, downstate road funding, school aid, obscenity and divorce reforms, and drug enforcement funding.
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Nursing home reform bills stall in Senate fate unclear
Four nursing home reform bills passed the House but none advanced in the Senate. They would open evaluative files to the public, create a residents bill of rights, require life safety code standards in new homes, and train staff. A companion training bill faced defeats amid lobbying by the industry and conservative resistance. Other actions included smoking restriction measures and funding for family practice residencies.
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