Designates Route 16 in Shipman to the Southwestern Junction (Route 16 & Route 111) as the "Sgt. Glenard Jay Gregory Memorial Road".
Creates the Illinois Bicentennial Office and Commission Act. Creates the Office of the Illinois Bicentennial. Provides for the duties and functions of the Bicentennial Office. Dissolves the Bicentennial Office on December 31, 2018. Creates the Illinois Bicentennial Commission. Provides for the membership of the Commission. Provides that members of the Commission shall receive no compensation or reimbursement for serving as members. Provides that the chairperson or co-chairpersons of the Commission shall be designated by the Governor. Provides for the functions and meetings of the Commission. Dissolves the Commission on December 31, 2018. Provides for the revocation of a previous Executive Order creating the State Bicentennial Commission, along with transfer provisions. Provides a savings clause. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2020. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Louis Leonard "Lenny" Dirksen of Springfield.
Amends the Maywood Public Library District Tax Levy Validation (2002) Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018
Creates the Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Program Act. Provides a credit against taxes imposed under the Illinois Income Tax Act for eligible businesses that produces a renewable chemical in this State from biomass feedstock. Provides eligibility requirements and for the amount and applicability of the credit. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
Amends the Grant Accessibility and Transparency Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to certified local health departments which receive less than $750,000 in State grants annually. Effective immediately.
Makes appropriations to various agencies for prior year costs for personal services and State contributions to Social Security. Effective immediately .
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the members of the Illinois Commerce Commission shall be appointed to establish and maintain the following pattern of regional representation: 2 members from those counties other than Cook County and the 5 counties contiguous to Cook County, one member from Cook County, one member from one of the 5 counties that are contiguous to Cook County, and one member at-large. The pattern of regional representation shall be established by the third Monday of January, 2023. Effective immediately.
