by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois July 2, 2025 Article Summary: Illinois closed fiscal year 2025 with record $54 billion in revenue. While that marked a surplus from the enacted budget, the extra revenue was anticipated when lawmakers approved the current-year budget in May. It doesn’t give lawmakers any extra […]
by Andrew Adams, Capitol News Illinois June 30, 2025 CHICAGO — Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high enough grades. With his signature, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday approved a bill creating the direct admissions program. Along […]
by Ben Szalinski and Andrew Adams, Capitol News Illinois June 26, 2025 CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday morning he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement speech, Pritzker said he is running to “protect” the […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois June 25, 2025 SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined another multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to withhold billions of dollars in federal funds that had previously been approved for states and other grantees. The complaint, filed […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois June 20, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — Immigration rights advocates in Illinois are anxiously awaiting the governor’s signature on legislation aimed at protecting K-12 students who may be in the country without legal authorization from being denied access to a free public education. House Bill 3247, […]
Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure that delays the implementation of Illinois’ Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) by one year into law, pushing its effective date to July 1, 2026. The bill aims to provide additional time for legal challenges and industry adjustments before the law takes effect. The […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois June 16, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law Monday, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget management to defend hard choices state lawmakers were forced to make this year. The $55.1 billion spending plan set to take effect […]
Illinois motorists will see higher prices at the pump starting July 1, as the state’s annual adjustment to the motor fuel tax takes effect. This increase, part of a broader infrastructure funding strategy, will impact both gasoline and diesel fuel, as well as alternative fuels such as LPG, LNG, and […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois June 12, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ immigration policies as he was peppered with questions from members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee. Pritzker and Democratic governors Kathy Hochul of New York and Tim Walz of […]
A new Illinois law aimed at combating the opioid crisis will take effect on July 1, allowing state agencies to make opioid antagonists, such as naloxone, available at workplaces and shielding employees who administer these life-saving drugs from civil liability. Under House Bill 5028, state agencies may provide opioid antagonists […]
