The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday, which would require the State Board of Education and a children’s behavioral health team within the governor’s office to develop procedures and make mental health materials available to school districts. The board will provide those materials to schools beginning in September 2026.

The ABC7 I-Team has learned Governor JB Pritzker will a bill into Illinois law that would make it easier for police to remove squatters from someone's home, bypassing the months-long eviction process.