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The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States.The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818.
Kimberly Ann Lightford (born May 10, 1968) is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 4th district since 1998.She is Senate Majority Leader and also serves on Labor, Education, Executive, Financial Institutions and Redistricting committees.
Democrat Natalie Toro was appointed to the Illinois Senate on July 10, 2023, after Cristina Pacione-Zayas resigned to join the Johnson administration. [13] As the vacancy was filled with greater than 28 months remaining in the term, state statute requires an election be held. [14] Toro was defeated by Graciela Guzmán in the Democratic primary.
At a ceremony in the recently refurbished Illinois Senate Chambers at the State Capitol, state Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, was reelected to be the Senate president for another term.
Moments later on the Senate floor, state Sen. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, said the measure will shield illegal immigrants in the state after living in Illinois for only three months.
The Illinois Senate in January 2025 ©BlueRoomStream The new 104th General Assembly elected in November was seated Wednesday. Thursday, the first order of business was to approve the rules of how ...
The 102nd Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois House and Illinois Senate, convened on January 13, 2021, [1] and adjourned sine die on January 10, 2023. Over that period, it was in session for a total of 112 days. [2] The membership of the 102nd General Assembly was decided by the 2020 elections. The election resulted in the ...
All 118 seats in the Illinois House and 24 of the 59 Illinois Senate seats are up for grabs. Democrats have 78-seat foothold in the House and 40-seat majority in the Senate.