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    JUL 15, 2026
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    State board of elections votes to not certify Green Party candidates over lack of signatures

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    Independent gubernatorial candidate Collin Corbett will officially appear on the November ballot after the Illinois State Board of Elections voted to accept the withdrawal of a challenge to his petition Tuesday.  

    The board also voted to remove seven independent and new party candidates running for myriad offices from the ballot and accepted two candidacy withdrawals.  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUL 14, 2026
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    Illinois could have to pay $550 million in SNAP benefits if error rate is not lowered, Civic Federation report finds

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    Illinois could have to pay $550 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits annually if the state’s error rate is not improved. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUL 14, 2026
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    Pritzker signs property tax debt sale fix into law

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed 31 bills into law last week, including a measure allowing homeowners to recoup excess home equity from a property tax debt sale. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUL 13, 2026
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    Illinois House to investigate Ammons after Republican members trigger special committee

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    The Illinois House of Representatives will investigate Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) after she was indicted on federal wire fraud and obstruction charges last week. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUL 13, 2026
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    Illinois assault weapons ban upheld by appeals court as U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments looms

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    The U.S. Supreme Court building. [Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons]

    Illinois’ assault weapons ban survived another legal challenge after a federal appeals court upheld the law last week, but the U.S. Supreme Court will likely get the final say this fall. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUL 10, 2026
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    Pritzker signs bill codifying discount utility rate program for low-income households

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Thursday codifying electric rate discounts for low-income households. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUL 09, 2026

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    State Rep. Carol Ammons indicted on federal wire fraud, obstruction charges

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    Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on wire fraud and obstruction charges. Her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, was also indicted for the same alleged scheme on two obstruction-related charges. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUL 09, 2026
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    Illinois sues Trump administration over rules limiting federal funds for permanent housing projects

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    Illinois again joined a coalition of states in suing the Trump administration over an attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that the states argue is unlawful. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUL 08, 2026
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    Fiscal year 2026 ends with $56.3 billion in revenues, $1 billion more than estimates

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    Illinois collected a record $56.3 billion in fiscal year 2026, about $1 billion more than estimates. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUL 07, 2026
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    Pritzker signs bill requiring AI companies create ‘catastrophic risk’ plans

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Monday that requires artificial intelligence (AI) companies to create guardrails to prevent “catastrophic risks” and undergo third-party audits. 

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