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Illinois State Politics

Think your auto insurance rates are too high? Legislation could give Illinois consumers a break

By Marni Pyke
Mar 29, 2026 12:15 pm - Senate considers insurance reform bill to curb excessive auto and home rate increases, but industry warns it will do the opposite.
Schaumburg family still advocating improvement of state and federal medical marijuana laws

By Eric Peterson
Mar 28, 2026 4:43 pm - Celebrating her 20th birthday Sunday, Ashley Surin of Schaumburg has already had a profound influence on Illinois’ medical marijuana policy through a namesake 2018 law.
Rideshare driver unionization, human composting bills among 264 to advance

By Jenna Schweikert, Nikoel Hytrek & Ben Szalinski
Mar 28, 2026 3:58 pm - Friday marked the House’s deadline to pass bills out of committee, with lawmakers sending more than 260 bills to the floor this week. Initiatives such as allowing rideshare drivers to unionize and composting human remains were among the bills approved.
Transparency in lending practices protects small businesses

By Elliot Richardson
Mar 28, 2026 1:43 pm - Consumers are protected against predatory lending in Illinois. Small businesses are not.
With Bears in mind, Sanders bill would offer up sports teams to city before ‘billionaire owners’ try to move

By Tina Sfondeles
Mar 27, 2026 6:28 pm - The Home Team Act would require the owner of a sports team to give a year’s notice of plans to relocate, giving the community a chance to buy the team at “fair market value."U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, called it a “keep-the-Bears-in-Chicago bill.”
‘We’ve built a tremendous infrastructure’: Lake County Democrats chair won’t seek another term

By Mick Zawislak
Mar 27, 2026 11:58 am - Highland Park resident and former four-term state representative Lauren Beth Gash, credited as a force in flipping Lake County from red to blue, will not be seeking another term as Democratic Party chair.
University funding overhaul bill advances in House despite U of I opposition

By Peter Hancock
Mar 26, 2026 6:19 pm - A bill that would overhaul the way Illinois funds its public universities advanced out of a House committee Thursday and could face a vote by the full House soon, despite...
Why a yearslong policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump again

By George Alexandrakis
Mar 26, 2026 1:55 pm - Midwestern governors, including Illinois’ JB Pritzker, are seeking a permanent solution to being able to use the ethanol blend E15 gasoline that’s cheaper but some say more polluting at a time when gasoline prices are rising. For three years, routine federal waivers temporarily lifted EPA restrictions that would otherwise bar retailers from selling E15 fuel during the summer months. But in 2025, that relief was delayed and gasoline retailers lost millions. The federal government announced this year’s waiver will take effect on May 1.
Prescription drug price control bill passes first committee hurdle

By Jenna Schweikert
Mar 25, 2026 6:58 pm - Legislation to establish a prescription drug affordability board has passed its first legislative hurdle despite a range of concerns from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Pritzker: Bears stadium deal should happen ‘sooner rather than later’

By Christopher Placek
Mar 24, 2026 6:24 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday that a deal to get a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights “needs to happen sooner rather than later,” but now it’s in the hands of the legislature.

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