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During a news conference in Springfield Sept. 17, 2019, Megan Blair, a 27-year-old diabetes patient from Harristown, talks about her struggle to keep up with the rising cost of insulin. Democratic state Reps. Sue Scherer (from left) and Stefanie Kifowit and Sen. Andy Manar were among the sponsors of a bill, signed into law Jan. 24, 2020, to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $100 for a 30-day supply. The law takes effect Jan. 1. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

By SARAH MANSUR Capitol News Illinois smansur@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – When a new year begins in Illinois, there typically are dozens if not hundreds of new laws going into effect. Not this year. Like so many other things in 2020, the legislative spring session was stunted by COVID-19. Once the global pandemic reached Illinois in March, […]

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