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Lawmakers OK sweeping energy reform package that governor pledges to signNov 01, 2025 9:00 am - A closely-watched and long-debated piece of energy legislation is set to become law after passing through both legislative chambers with the governor’s endorsement.
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Lawmakers approve $1.5 billion transit funding package with 45 cent toll increaseOct 31, 2025 9:54 am - Pritzker gives thumb’s up to plan that would avert transit implosion, offer expanded services, and create new oversight board.
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Latest Chicago transit funding plan appears to avoid statewide tax increasesOct 30, 2025 9:53 pm - A new funding plan for public transportation surfaced Thursday evening without new taxes on entertainment or package deliveries that were part of previous plans.
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Tier 2 pension reform bill moves forward, but Pritzker says there’s ‘a lot more work’ to doOct 30, 2025 5:05 pm - A House panel on Wednesday advanced a bill aimed at reforming a state pension plan known as the “Tier 2” system, but only with the understanding that negotiations will continue and no final action will be taken until next spring at the earliest.
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House passes energy bill amid debate over costs to consumersOct 30, 2025 3:26 pm - House lawmakers passed a sweeping energy reform bill along party lines Wednesday evening. The bill would create new incentives for energy storage, allow construction of new nuclear power plants and give regulators expanded authority over the state's electric grid. It now is in the Senate.
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Lawmakers advance bill allowing public officials to conceal personal informationOct 29, 2025 3:29 pm - The Illinois House on Tuesday approved legislation aimed at protecting public officials from threats and harassment by allowing them to shield certain information — such as home addresses — from public disclosure while sanctioning the use of campaign funds for personal security services.
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House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires’ investments to fund transitOct 29, 2025 11:36 am - Two key negotiators on public transit reform in the Illinois House filed a bill Tuesday to raise up to $2 billion by taxing entertainment and the unrealized investment gains of billionaires.
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House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires’ investments to fund transitOct 28, 2025 10:08 pm - Two key negotiators on public transit reform in the Illinois House filed a bill Tuesday to raise up to $2 billion for public transit by taxing entertainment and the unrealized investment gains of billionaires.
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House Minority Leader Jeffries visits Illinois lawmakers in redistricting pushOct 28, 2025 10:20 am - U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries brought his redistricting campaign to Illinois on Monday, pitching top state Democrats on a new map in a series of closed-door meetings.
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New teachers union leaders in Illinois call for tax shift to fund K-12, higher educationOct 27, 2025 1:39 pm - CTU president Stacy Davis Gates elected to lead new team at statewide teachers union The new leader of the Illinois Federation of Teachers says state lawmakers shoul...