Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Eliminates mandatory sentences of natural life imprisonment for persons convicted of offenses committed before they attain 18 years of age. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, when a person was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of an offense, the court, at the sentencing hearing, shall consider specified factors in determining the appropriate sentence and be given greater discretion in determining an appropriate sentence.
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Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Designates August 18, 2015 as The Vision 20/20 21st Century Learning Day in the State of Illinois.
Urges the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Department of Central Management Services to create a diversity program that connects certified diverse suppliers such as, but not limited to, (MBE/WBE/SDVOSB) with technology companies to see if their capabilities fit current and future technological business needs.
Mourns the death of former Chicago White Sox player Minnie Minoso.
Mourns the death of Jesus Talavera, Jr. of Chicago.
Mourns the death of Soledad Velasquez.
Amends the Currency Exchange Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Adds to the duties of the Illinois Gaming Board the retention of the Chicago Police Department as security personnel and the conducting of investigations, searches and seizures, arrests, and other duties imposed under the Act if an owners license is awarded that allows for the conduct of gambling within the City of Chicago. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.