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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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

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

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

Gov. JB Pritzker said the Illinois Attorney General’s office will lead the state’s effort to defend bans on assault weapons as the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to take up a challenge to a Cook County law. 

Darren Bailey raised more than $300,000 from large donations in his first full quarter as the Republican nominee for governor, but he now faces the challenge of beating the sitting governor and an independent candidate. 

As the new Northern Illinois Transportation Authority (NITA) begins to take effect, the lawmakers behind the overhaul for Chicago-area transit are asking for public participation in the process. 

Illinois is part of a coalition of 25 states suing the Trump administration over work requirements for Medicaid, arguing exemptions for sick people are too narrow and violate federal law.