Illinois Senate

The measure would legalize marijuana and also allow for sweeping pardons of low-level offenders.
The state that he represented in the Senate is now commemorating “Barack Obama Day” for the first time.
The legislation is meant to deter a family member from returning a firearm to a relative whose gun license has been revoked.
The honorary holiday commemorates the former president's birthday.
Three Republican governors have vetoed automatic voter registration bills in the past two years.
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk apologized for his remark about Tammy Duckworth's heritage, but gun violence opponents and a civil rights group did not find him sincere.
The Republican senator has now changed his mind four times.