Illinois Insights

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Illinois lawmakers return to Capitol facing $2.2B budget gap while pushing election-year affordability message “In an election-year General Assembly session...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Welch says Bears stadium bid collides with Springfield’s affordability agenda  “Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch says the door at...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Despite mounting budget pressure, graduated income tax remains political longshot  “Pritzker, who put the ‘fair tax’ at the center of...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois “In their ruling Tuesday, the justices noted that...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Illinois lawmakers visit Broadview ICE facility months after they were denied entry  “A group of Illinois lawmakers who were denied...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE JB Pritzker signs transit bill that should avert major service cuts, but cautions that ‘transformation’ takes time  “Gov. JB Pritzker...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Gov. JB Pritzker signs ‘right-to-die’ legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois  “Terminally ill people will...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Pritzker signs bill enacting immigrant protections in courthouses “Christening it as part of a ‘nation-leading’ response to aggressive federal immigration...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Pritzker: ‘No’ to state taxpayer-funded guaranteed income  “Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he is not planning to follow Cook County by...