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Illinois State Politics

Independent governor hopeful Corbett’s place on ballot affirmed after Bailey campaign pulls objection

By Marni Pyke
Jun 24, 2026 7:20 pm - A challenge to independent gubernatorial candidate Collin Corbett’s petitions was withdrawn Wednesday by Republican nominee Darren Bailey’s campaign.
Bears merging House and Senate bills for a stadium deal in Illinois, Pritzker says

By Christopher Placek
Jun 23, 2026 7:15 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker revealed Tuesday that the Chicago Bears are working to combine elements of separate House and Senate bills into unified legislation for a new stadium in Illinois.
Illinois bets on biodiesel: Expanding the market for domestic soybeans

By NAOMI TAXAY
Jun 17, 2026 8:57 am - Illinois offers a sales tax exemption to retailers that sell biodiesel fuels, a law aimed at boosting soybean sales. Fuel that is made up of at least 20% biodiesel qualifies for the incentives as of April, up from 17%. The Illinois Soybean Association estimates the new policy could expand biodiesel demand to about 255 million gallons, up from 165 million gallons when state law set the threshold at 11%.
Pritzker, Welch hand off stadium deal’s next move to Bears

By Christopher Placek
Jun 16, 2026 7:07 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Tuesday called on the Bears to express what they want for a stadium deal to stay in Illinois.
Advocates, patients file lawsuit to block ‘medical aid in dying’ law in Illinois

By Jenna Schweikert
Jun 16, 2026 3:48 pm - A federal lawsuit filed last week seeks to block an Illinois law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients end their own lives ahead of its Sept. 12 effective date.
Federal appeals court says retrial is on the table for ex-ComEd CEO, lobbyist

By Maggie Dougherty
Jun 16, 2026 3:47 pm - A federal appeals court said Monday that prosecutors are free to retry former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and former lobbyist Michael McClain on charges related to a scheme to influence ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Despite BUILD’s failure, housing advocates celebrate legislative wins

By Marisa Guerra Echeverri
Jun 16, 2026 2:20 pm - Housing advocates viewed the 2026 legislative session as a mixed bag as they secured new funding but fell short in passing statewide zoning laws aimed at spurring housing development. Competing proposals in the spring session weighed local control, affordable housing and density to address housing shortage.
Nonprofits hope legislation before Pritzker will speed up payments from state

By Hannah Webster
Jun 15, 2026 6:33 pm - Illinois nonprofit organizations providing human services face chronic payment delays from the state, with some waiting months for reimbursement of contracted services. Legislation pending before Gov. JB Pritzker could change that.
Illinois distributes first $25M to local pharmacies to help them compete

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY
Jun 12, 2026 12:50 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker announced nearly $25 million in funding to support 434 independent pharmacies across the state. The funding, established through bipartisan legislation signed by Pritzker last year, is generated through fees levied on pharmacy benefit managers, the pharmaceutical middlemen responsible for negotiating drug pricing plans between drug developers and employer insurance plans.
Illinois zeroes in on improving math education with ‘first-of-its-kind’ numeracy plan

By Peter Hancock
Jun 11, 2026 5:58 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education formally adopted a plan Wednesday aimed at improving math instruction and boosting student math scores throughout the state.

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