The Illinois General Assembly kicked off the 2024 regular session on Jan. 15.

Lawmakers spent much of the week in meetings with constituents, other lawmakers, and drafting legislation that they plan to file.

The General Assembly is expected to take up a number of serious issues during the session, including the ongoing immigration crisis and its associated costs. So far, Gov. JB Pritzker has chosen to deal with the crisis through executive action, bypassing the legislature while spending hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars.

The regular legislative session resumes at the Capitol on Feb. 6.