Illinois Insights

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...

ILLINOIS House passes $53.1 billion FY25 budget In the early morning hours Wednesday, the House passed the $53.1 billion operating and capital appropriations budget...

Editor’s note: There will be no Illinois Insights on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day. Updates will resume on Wednesday, May 29th.  ILLINOIS Budget...

ILLINOIS | AROUND THE STATE Pritzker proposing $300 million in tax breaks for certain business sectors “The Pritzker administration is proposing a massive tax...

ILLINOIS | AROUND THE STATE Lawmakers set to wrangle over tax hikes, insurance reforms in final days of session “Tax increases on sportsbooks and...