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Camryn Cutinello

MAR 11, 2026

COGFA updates FY27 revenue estimates to $55.5 billion without governor’s proposed tax changes
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The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability predicts fiscal year 2027 revenues will be about $500 million below what is required to balance Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget proposal.

The commission’s FY27 estimates do not yet take into account new taxes or changes to existing taxes that the governor has proposed — such as a tax on social media companies or a change in how table games at casinos are taxed — as they are not yet law.

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Camryn Cutinello

MAR 11, 2026

Senate committee approves measure allowing people in county jails to receive sentence credits
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The Illinois Senate Criminal Law Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would allow people in county jails awaiting trial to earn sentence credits for completing certain programs.

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Camryn Cutinello

MAR 10, 2026

Illinois Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in case challenging state law preventing felons from possessing firearms
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The Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday for a case challenging the state’s law prohibiting felons from possessing firearms.

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Camryn Cutinello

MAR 09, 2026

House committee holds hearing on Secretary of State, Illinois Liquor Control Commission budgets
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The Illinois Secretary of State’s office is proposing a more than $840 million budget that Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says will allow them to continue efforts to modernize the department.

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Camryn Cutinello

MAR 06, 2026

Senate committee approves bill allowing downstate board of review members to live outside of the county
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The Illinois Senate Local Government Committee approved a measure Wednesday that would allow board of review members in certain areas to live outside the county.

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Camryn Cutinello

MAR 06, 2026

Raoul, 21 attorneys general sue Trump administration over 10 percent tariff
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 21 attorneys general sued President Donald Trump Thursday challenging the 10 percent tariff instated after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the president’s previous tariffs.

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Camryn Cutinello

MAR 05, 2026

Illinois Municipal League pushes for state municipalities to get full cut of income tax, opposes governor’s state zoning overhaul
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The Illinois Municipal League (IML) is proposing a legislative agenda this spring that would allow non-home rule municipalities to impose their own motor fuel tax — and pushes against some of the governor’s key proposals.

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Camryn Cutinello

MAR 05, 2026

Illinois Senate committee approves bill allowing cities to lower default speed limits to 25 mph without speed study
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The Senate Executive Committee approved a measure Wednesday that would allow urban communities to lower their default speed limits without conducting a speed study.

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Camryn Cutinello

MAR 04, 2026

Illinois Senate committee approves bills clarifying procedures for youth released from custody, information sharing between pretrial service agencies and law enforcement
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The Senate Criminal Law Committee approved bills Wednesday to clarify court proceedings for minors being released from custody and establish information sharing between pretrial services agencies and the Illinois State Police.

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Camryn Cutinello

MAR 03, 2026

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State reparations commission releases report detailing lasting impacts of slavery, discriminatory policies on Black Illinoisans
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A new report from a state reparations commission details the lasting effects that slavery and state laws that prevented Black Illinoisans from generating wealth have had on the state’s Black residents.

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