ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/07/2023)

(Springfield) Members of the Illinois General Assembly are back in Springfield today to wrap up the 2023 Legislative calendar. What happens over the next three days of the fall veto session will determine whether Illinois continues to offer voucher like scholarships to low income students who want to attend private schools, or whether the state will allow new nuclear power plants, among other issues. It takes a three-fifths majority of lawmakers in both chambers to override a Governor’s Veto. The session is scheduled to end Thursday.

(Springfield) While statewide residents changed their clocks with the ending of Daylight Saving Time this past weekend, they were also reminded to take time to test, inspect, and if needed, replace any broken or expired smore and carbon monoxide detectors/alarms. With a life span of only ten (10) years or less before they need to be replaced, detectors manufactured and sold before October 2013 should more than likely be replaced with a new ten year sealed battery device. Learn more by contacting your local Fire Department of go to sfm.illinois.gov.

(Springfield) A new bill sponsored by Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood aims to prevent battery parts manufacturer Gotion, Inc. from receiving federal tx credits. LaHood says the legislation is in response to Gotion, an American subsidiary of a Chinese-based company, planning to build factories in Manteno, Illinois and in Michigan, that would qualify for the tax credits under the Federal Inflation Reduction Act. Many state lawmakers are also wanting to take away any incentives to Gotion promised by the State of Illinois.