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Illinois State Politics

Details of $55.9B state budget take shape with just hours left in session

By Ben Szalinski and Jerry Nowicki
May 31, 2026 3:26 pm - The Illinois Senate filed a more than 3,500-page spending plan late Saturday night but how it will be paid for has not been made public. The plan filed as an amendment to...
POWER Act data center regulation won’t move forward this spring

By Nikoel Hytrek
May 31, 2026 7:36 am - Conversations about the POWER Act, a multifaceted data center regulation bill, are not over yet, but the bill won’t ready in time for the General Assembly’s Sunday deadline.
Bears megaproject bill sacked, but lawmakers draw up new play to keep team in state

By Christopher Placek
May 31, 2026 6:59 am - The Bears’ property tax break legislation for an Arlington Heights stadium failed to gain enough votes in Springfield, but lawmakers worked Sunday to craft an alternative proposal to keep the NFL team from moving to Indiana.
Legislators race against the clock as Bears stadium deal stalls

By Christopher Placek
May 30, 2026 9:15 pm - The Chicago Bears’ plan for a new stadium in Arlington Heights faces an uncertain future as the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session nears its Sunday night deadline at midnight.
‘We’re getting near the end’: Clock ticking for a Bears stadium deal this weekend in Springfield

By Christopher Placek
May 29, 2026 5:53 pm - With just two days left in Illinois’ spring legislative session, lawmakers are racing against the clock to pass property tax break legislation that would enable the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights.
Will Illinois try a high-tech solution to ‘super speeders’?

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
May 28, 2026 4:51 pm - So-called “super speeders” could have a chance to get back behind the wheel, minus their lead feet, under legislation awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature.
Bills regulating insurance industry clear General Assembly, await Pritzker’s signature

By Peter Hancock
May 28, 2026 4:21 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker says he looks forward to signing a pair of bills that cleared the Illinois House on Wednesday giving the state Insurance Department authority to regulate premiums charged for automobile and homeowners insurance.
State lawmakers approve bill to regulate e-bikes, scooters

By Ben Szalinski
May 28, 2026 1:56 pm - The Illinois House has approved a series of new regulations covering e-bikes, e-scooters and other motorized vehicles. If signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, the rules would impose age and speed limits for the vehicles.
ComEd rates are going up again this summer, and rising demand is largely to blame

By Russell Lissau
May 28, 2026 11:39 am - Suburbanites should expect higher ComEd bills starting in June. The average consumer’s bill will increase from about $107 to $120 a month, according to the utility.
Will lawmakers pass bill that could lead to more multifamily housing?

By Russell Lissau
May 28, 2026 11:38 am - The political battle over legislation that could ease residential zoning rules across Illinois is intensifying.

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