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America is the land of opportunity. Illinois should act like it.

By Matt Paprocki
Jul 04, 2026 10:29 am - For 250 years, America has stood for the idea that ordinary people can build extraordinary lives with hard work, ingenuity and freedom. Illinois should be making that promise easier to fulfill, not harder.
Aurora-area Democrats pick teacher, union leader Jared Ploger for state Senate seat ballot spot

By Olivia Olander | Chicago Tribune
Jul 03, 2026 8:54 am - A panel of four Democratic Party suburban county chairs on Thursday selected Jared Ploger, a longtime teacher, union leader and former school board member, to replace Aurora-area state Sen. Linda Holmes on the November ballot, according to the members of the selection panel.
Suburban Democratic Party chairs to pick Aurora-area Illinois Senate nominee behind closed doors

By Olivia Olander
Jul 01, 2026 3:24 pm - A small group of county party insiders — not voters — will decide who appears on the November ballot as the Democratic nominee for an Aurora-area state Senate seat following the incumbent’s recent announcement that she is retiring due to health complications from multiple sclerosis.
Pritzker signs bills on in-state tuition, coupons, speed devices and more

By Ben Szalinski and Brenden Moore
Jun 29, 2026 6:16 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker has signed more than 60 bills since Friday, including new laws to increase transparency around rental fees and give some drivers an alternative to having their license suspended.
Cocktails-to-go, new state agency among 14 laws taking effect July 1

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Jun 29, 2026 9:23 am - July 1 marks a second New Year’s Day in Illinois as a new budget takes effect along with more than a dozen new state laws.
Who’s in and who’s out at NITA as new transit force takes shape

By Marni Pyke
Jun 28, 2026 8:45 pm - Four Northern Illinois Transit Authority directors are appointed. That leaves 16 more to go with Pritzker, Johnson and Preckwinkle yet to weigh in.
Prediction market Kalshi sues Illinois over its push to regulate sports bets

By Maggie Dougherty
Jun 28, 2026 4:09 pm - Prediction market Kalshi — which offers trades on everything from the World Cup top goal scorers to the winners of the reality show “Love Island” and the 2028 Democratic primary — is suing Illinois over its latest push to regulate sports bets on the platform.
Pritzker signs bill protecting medical records for abortion patients in Illinois

By Nikoel Hytrek
Jun 24, 2026 7:22 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act into law on Wednesday, preventing abortion information from being shared with out-of-state entities to protect women from potential retaliation for receiving legal healthcare in Illinois.
Independent governor hopeful Corbett’s place on ballot affirmed after Bailey campaign pulls objection

By Marni Pyke
Jun 24, 2026 7:20 pm - A challenge to independent gubernatorial candidate Collin Corbett’s petitions was withdrawn Wednesday by Republican nominee Darren Bailey’s campaign.
Bears merging House and Senate bills for a stadium deal in Illinois, Pritzker says

By Christopher Placek
Jun 23, 2026 7:15 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker revealed Tuesday that the Chicago Bears are working to combine elements of separate House and Senate bills into unified legislation for a new stadium in Illinois.

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