Illinois State Politics
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‘This is a real cliff’: Cuts loom as Illinois lawmakers can’t agree on transit reform, revenueJun 08, 2025 9:00 pm - Transit agencies face doomsday. Will lawmakers rescue trains and buses before 40% service cuts hit? Commuters weigh in.
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Legislation regarding impact fees for schools on hold after clearing General AssemblyJun 08, 2025 9:00 pm - Legislation clarifying municipal officials’ ability to impose fees to help schools pay for construction necessitated by residential developments has cleared the General Assembly — but it isn’t being enacted just yet.
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Pritzker’s record-high budget: More spending, more taxesJun 07, 2025 12:57 pm - As a business leader, would you approve in under 24 hours a 3,400-page annual plan you had just read for the first time? What if the provisions changed two hours before the deadline? Probably not. Yet that’s exactly how Illinois lawmakers approach the end of every legislative session when passing the state budget.
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Amid court battle, lawmakers delay ban on ‘swipe fees’
Jun 06, 2025 10:18 am - Illinois lawmakers have decided to delay a ban on “swipe fees” for another year as bankers are locked in a court battle with the state over the ban.
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Duckworth’s ‘Don’t Miss Your Flight’ bill aims to fix last-minute delays en route to airportsJun 05, 2025 1:44 pm - And — former suburbanite and Tea Party star Joe Walsh announces he’s turning Democrat.
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As data centers drive electricity costs higher, energy sector reform fails in Springfield
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Bill to repeal licensure requirements for hair braiders stalls in the House. Here’s why.
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Des Plaines chamber to host legislative breakfast June 25Jun 03, 2025 10:48 am - State Sen. Laura Murphy and Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos will be among the featured speakers at a June 25 legislative breakfast hosted by the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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What’s next for Bears after legislature punts on stadium assistance?Jun 02, 2025 9:20 pm - The Bears failed to secure a long-term property tax break from the Illinois legislature that could save them millions for a proposed stadium project in Arlington Heights.
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What’s next after transit rescue dies in Illinois House, and what caused the meltdown? Lawmakers explainJun 01, 2025 9:00 pm - Pizza tax, real estate fee and suburban angst add up to “kiss of death” for proposal to save transit from a massive budget shortfall, insiders say.