Following weeks of increased immigration raids in the Chicago area, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday creating a commission to track immigration enforcement actions and make recommendations for state policy changes. 

The Illinois State Board of Elections deadlocked on an appeal from Illinois Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) of a more than $9 million fine for allegedly accepting donations above campaign contribution limits. 

Gov. JB Pritzker says a proposed corporate head tax would “penalize” business growth in Chicago. 

With the Trump administration attempting to cut funding and targeting exhibits, the chair of the Illinois House Museum, Arts, Culture and Entertainment Committee is looking for state-level solutions to protect Illinois’ museums. 

With changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) potentially costing Illinois as much as $800 million in 2027, the state is taking steps to lower that price tag. 

Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski raised just over $1.5 million in the third quarter, the most of the gubernatorial candidates, as the race for comptroller splits the General Assembly. 

With tariff and immigration policies impacting businesses nationwide, the Illinois House International Relations, Tourism and Trade Committee met Thursday to hear how the state could assist Illinois’ manufacturing and tourism businesses. 

The Illinois House meets Oct. 15 in Springfield. [Camryn Cutinello/The Daily Line]

As Illinois lawmakers discuss a measure that would disband and replace the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), the authority’s leaders joined the House Executive Committee Wednesday to discuss how Chicago-area transit could be improved.  

The hearing comes as lawmakers are in Springfield for the fall veto session, with a bill to reform Chicago-area transit on the table.  

  

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Tuesday against State Farm Insurance seeking the release of homeowner insurance data.  

The governor’s budget office is anticipating the fiscal year 2026 budget will be more than $200 million out of balance, due largely to changes in federal tax law included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”   

The report also anticipates a $2.2 billion deficit in the upcoming fiscal year.