$45M included in budget for previously unfunded property tax relief
(The Center Square) – Included in the recently passed state budget, the Illinois State Board of Education will get money…
Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker signs two bills
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed two new laws into effect. House Bill 4154 changes pharmacy licensure…
Judge says federal rule blocks Illinois from banning ‘swipe fees’
Federal law blocks the state of Illinois from prohibiting both banks from outside Illinois and payment card servicers, like Visa…
Pritzker touts state spending to cover federal cuts in passed budget
(The Center Square) – Just hours after the state’s General Assembly wrapped its spring session, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appeared…
Illinois lawmakers give raises to diversity commissioners they criticized
(The Center Square) -- State lawmakers failed to reform the Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion this legislative session despite…
Taxpayer risk cited after Bears stadium bill stalls
(The Center Square) – Chicago Bears stadium legislation is stalled after questions arose about a potentially unpopular tax structure and…
Illinois Quick Hits: General Assembly approves CTE bill
(The Center Square) – A bill offering career technical education classes as an alternative to Illinois’ foreign language mandate is…
Amended scooter, e-bike bill heads to governor
(The Center Square) – The Illinois General Assembly has passed a bill to regulate e-bikes, scooters and other micromobility devices,…
Property tax-free Bears deal fails to pass
(The Center Square) – The Illinois legislative session has ended with no stadium deal for the Chicago Bears. …
Illinois Quick Hits: Loyola student’s alleged killer charged with new felony
(The Center Square) – Late Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman’s alleged killer has been charged with possessing a 6-inch shank…
$55.9 billion budget includes new taxes, ‘no property tax relief’
(The Center Square) – The Illinois General Assembly has voted to approve a record-high budget for fiscal year 2027, with…
Illinois to require bell-to-bell student phone ban in public schools
(The Center Square) – Legislation to ban the use of cell phones by students from bell-to-bell officially passed both chambers…