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Illinois State Politics

Bill to regulate homeowners insurance rates crops up again in Springfield

By Peter Hancock
Feb 14, 2026 12:15 pm - Illinois lawmakers are poised to make a second attempt at passing a bill that would give state regulators more authority to control the rising cost of homeowners insurance.
Illinois should opt into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

By Matt Paprocki
Feb 14, 2026 9:38 am - Every year, hundreds of businesses and individuals make donations to local educational foundations, offering up their services for silent auctions or raffles, all in the name of bolstering public school funding.
52nd House Democratic hopefuls discuss immigration, Illinois TRUST Act

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 13, 2026 9:11 am - Democratic 52nd District Illinois House candidates Erin Chan Ding and Maria Peterson have similar views on immigration enforcement and the Illinois TRUST Act.
New state legislation targets data centers’ environmental impacts

By Eric Peterson
Feb 11, 2026 6:12 pm - A coalition of environmental advocates Wednesday introduced state legislation to guard against impacts on natural resources and consumers’ wallets from future growth of data centers in Illinois.
State senator proposes protections, enhancements to broadband access across Illinois

By Judy Harvey
Feb 11, 2026 12:48 pm - State Sen. Rachel Ventura introduced two new measures that her office said would expand on and protect broadband access for Illinoisans.
Judge blocks Trump’s $10B child care funding freeze that targeted blue states, including Illinois

By Nikoel Hytrek
Feb 09, 2026 7:08 pm - A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s freeze on $10 billion in child care and family planning funding to five Democratic-led states, including Illinois.
Should U.S. nationalize elections? GOP governor candidates speak up

By Marni Pyke
Feb 09, 2026 6:41 pm - Contenders agree on giving feds access to Illinois voter registration info. “I don’t see a problem with it,” one says.
Gamblers placing fewer wagers in Illinois since new tax imposed

By Jake Griffin
Feb 07, 2026 2:00 pm - Gamblers are placing far fewer bets with Illinois sportsbooks since the state imposed a per-bet tax on online wagers last year.
Illinois sees ‘unprecedented’ budget pressure from Trump cuts

Shruti Date Singh
Feb 06, 2026 3:38 pm - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s budget office is warning that the state is facing higher costs and more uncertainty as President Donald Trump’s administration threatens t...
Democrats seeking to replace Mendoza offer various approaches to comptroller’s job

By Ben Szalinski
Feb 06, 2026 11:18 am - Who wants to manage Illinois’ checkbook as the state faces growing financial uncertainty? Three state legislators and the treasurer of one of the state’s largest counties have raised their hand.

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