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Illinois State Politics

Pritzker calls Trump’s halting of Brandon Road carp project an attack on Great Lakes water

By Olivia Olander
Aug 03, 2026 1:11 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration has stopped work on a project to slow the spread of invasive carp in the Great Lakes, a move Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday said amounted to a major attack on Illinois’ and the nation’s freshwater supply.
Illinois launches new program to provide food benefits to people who lost SNAP

By Ben Szalinski
Aug 02, 2026 2:20 pm - Households that lost SNAP eligibility in recent months became eligible for a one-time $400 payment from the state beginning Saturday, Aug. 1. State lawmakers appropriated $70 million in the fiscal year 2027 budget to create the FRESH program. About 150,000 Illinoisans were expected to lose SNAP benefits beginning May 1 because of new work requirements for the program established by Congress.
Forever toll increases? Some question rationale of tollway’s plan to raise rates every two years

By Marni Pyke
Aug 02, 2026 12:00 pm - Hidden amid the sticker shock of the Illinois tollway’s proposed 57% hike on passenger vehicle rates beginning next year is a biannual cost-of-living increase that would follow. Here’s what that would look like.
Pritzker signs laws regulating how social media platforms interact with children

By Ben Szalinski
Jul 31, 2026 1:41 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed sweeping regulations Friday aimed at social media companies and cracking down on “addictive algorithms” that keep kids glued to their screens.
Watchdog finds ex-Illinois Rep. Harry Benton violated law with sexual harassment, third victim revealed

By Rick Pearson and Jeremy Gorner
Jul 31, 2026 1:33 pm - A legislative inspector general’s investigatory report released Friday found disgraced former state Rep. Harry Benton violated state law by engaging in sexual harassment, and also revealed the existence of a third female victim, who said Benton’s “creepy” behavior in a Springfield bar last year made her feel uncomfortable.
Illinois state elections board tells DOJ it follows federal law on voting integrity

By Peter Hancock
Jul 29, 2026 6:53 pm - Letter responds to Trump administration threats of criminal prosecution for noncitizen voting
Former gubernatorial candidate Rick Heidner buys $5.2M Barrington mansion from Motorola Solutions CEO

By Bob Goldsborough
Jul 29, 2026 3:14 pm - Video gambling operator and former gubernatorial candidate Rick Heidner on July 24 paid $5.2 million to buy a seven-bedroom, 27,000-square-foot stone country manor-style mansion on 10.2 acres in Barrington from Motorola Solutions chairman and CEO Greg Brown.
Illinois formally recognizes gambling addiction, allowing new treatment options

By Maggie Dougherty
Jul 27, 2026 6:30 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that officially recognizes gambling disorder as an addiction in Illinois.
Illinois election authorities say checks in place to prevent non-citizen voting

By Peter Hancock
Jul 26, 2026 3:21 pm - Illinois election officials believe the state’s voter registration rolls are accurate and up to date, and that safeguards are in place to prevent non-U.S. citizens from inadvertently becoming registered to vote.
‘Taxation on auto-pilot’ vs. ‘an economic engine’: Speakers take sides on toll hike

By Marni Pyke
Jul 22, 2026 8:01 pm - Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey blasts the tollway’s proposed rate hike while Kane County Chair Corrine Pierog defends it at an Aurora hearing.

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