State Senator Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) speaks on the Senate floor in favor of Senate Bill 1, which would gradually raise Illinois' minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.

Sen. Toi Hutchinson: "No one who works full time should live in poverty"

State Senator Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) leads the Illinois Senate in a moment of silence for Trooper Christopher Lambert, who was killed in the line of duty while handling an auto accident on I-294.

Sen. Morrison leads the Senate in a moment of silence for Trooper Christopher Lambert

Senator Collins Pushes for a $15 Minimum Wage

This is The Majority Report from the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus for the week ending Friday, February 8, 2019. Featured in this week's edition are State Senators Lightford and Hutchinson reacting to the recent passage of a bill that would raise the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour and State Senator Andy Manar, as he reintroduces a bill to raise the minimum salary of full-time teachers in Illinois.

The Majority Report - Week Ending February 8, 2019

Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford delivers remarks at the signing ceremony of the state's new minimum wage law.

Senator Lightford Comments on the Signing of New Minimum Wage Law

The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, made up of members of both the Illinois Senate and Illinois House, held a press conference to respond to Governor JB Pritzker's proposed budget for the state's fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2019.

Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Response to Governor JB Pritzker's Budget Proposal

The Majority Report - February 25, 2019

The Majority Report - March 4, 2019

The Majority Report - March 11, 2019

During the debate on the Senate Floor about HB345 ("Tobacco 21"), State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) read a letter from a 3rd Grade class at Chicago's Village Learning Academy.

Sen Hunter Reads Letter from Village Learning Academy 3rd Graders About Tobacco 21

We are the Illinois State Senate Democratic Caucus, under the leadership of Senate President John J. Cullerton.

Illinois Senate Democrats