Illinois Insights

June 17, 2024 Editor’s note: There will be no Illinois Insights update on Wednesday, June 19th. Updates will resume on Friday, June 21st.  ILLINOIS...

ILLINOIS | AROUND THE STATE No quorum: COGFA panel unable to vote on Stateville and Logan prison recommendations “COGFA meeting in Springfield today about...

ILLINOIS Veto session dates The Illinois Senate announced veto session dates for the two weeks between Election Day and Thanksgiving. The legislature will meet...

ILLINOIS | AROUND THE STATE Chair of Illinois Democratic Party floats state law granting work permits to immigrants “Rep. Lisa Hernandez declined to give...

ILLINOIS Pritzker signs bond authorization, Medicaid omnibus, and revenue bills Gov. JB Pritzker Friday signed the bond authorization law (HB 4582), the Medicaid omnibus...

ILLINOIS Gov. Pritzker signs state budget into law Earlier today, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Fiscal Year 2025 budget into law. The $53.1 billion...

ILLINOIS | AROUND THE STATE Legislation now before Gov. J.B. Pritzker: Mobile driver’s licenses, medical debt relief and a new state mushroom “The Illinois...

Overview After hours of discussion, procedural maneuvering, and multiple failed vote attempts, Democrats in the Illinois House managed to pass the FY 2025 state...

ILLINOIS | AROUND THE STATE House Democratic staff union filing lawsuit against Speaker Welch “Members of the Illinois Legislative Staff Association filed a lawsuit...