The House Revenue and Finance Committee approved the megaprojects bill that is intended to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois Thursday, but members departed Springfield before it could be voted on by the full House. 

A bill to place limitations on application fees and “junk fees” charged by landlords and property management companies failed on the House floor Thursday. 

The House Executive Committee approved the latest version of a measure prohibiting landlords and property management companies from charging certain “junk fees” Wednesday, despite a procedural error creating confusion around the bill’s language. 

The House Ethics and Elections Committee met Tuesday to hear subject matter on bills to expand the use of voter centers in the state and create a state fund to support infrastructure and capital upgrades for county election authorities. 

With the March primary fast approaching, the three highest polling candidates for the seat left open by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) retirement are buckling down on TV ads to get their names across to Illinois voters.  

Those ads are backed by the millions in donations the candidates have raised, including some prominent names in Illinois politics.  

Gov. JB Pritzker is renewing his push for a statewide ban on cellphones in classrooms, a policy that he says will improve students' mental health and performance in school. 

After an Indiana House committee passed legislation intended to lure the Chicago Bears to the Hoosier State, Gov. JB Pritzker says the team has informed them the move is not a done deal. 

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released the second draft of a new plan to boost students’ math proficiency Thursday. 

Gov. JB Pritzker gives his eight State of the State address Wednesday in Springfield. [Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune]

Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a $56 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2027 that includes a new social media tax but does not include a tax on millionaires proposed by some Illinois Democrats. 

Gov. JB Pritzker’s 2026 legislative priorities include a statewide zoning law that would overhaul how zoning is managed in the state and new initiatives to increase and preserve electricity generation in the state.  

Those include a new framework to build nuclear power plants in a shorter timeframe and a two-year pause on tax credits to data centers.