Illinois Capitol 

The General Assembly is set to take a final vote on a bill establishing all-day kindergarten statewide after it passed a Senate committee Tuesday.  

The proposed airport in Peotone is now being billed as a cargo airport. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]   

A bill that could move the long-proposed South Suburban Airport forward for the first time in a decade is ready for final passage in the General Assembly.  

Rep. Mark Walker (D-Arlington Heights) speaks on the House floor Thursday. [Blue Room Stream]   

The House gave bipartisan approval to a bill Thursday that would establish state-level regulation for digital asset businesses in a move lawmakers hope will protect consumers from scams.  

House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside) speaks on the House floor on February 1. [Blue Room Stream]   

Local governments should not expect to see the full funding increase they’ve been asking for, House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside) said at a forum last week with business leaders. 

University representatives from Chicago State, Governors State, Northeastern Illinois and Western Illinois University presented their budgetary concerns during the House Appropriations Higher Education Committee meeting on Thursday.

From left to right State Senator Christopher Belt (D-Swansea), Title one reading interventionist Shalanda Gaines, Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) and State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel (D-Shorewood).

Senate Democrats held a news conference Thursday morning to announce a variety of legislative ideas that would help bridge the gap as school districts throughout the state continue to struggle to fill teaching positions.

Lawmakers will pass a state budget within the next four weeks.    

Lawmakers should not be looking for a surprise revenue boost as they craft the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, Department of Revenue Director David Harris told a Senate committee Wednesday as he urged lawmakers to be cautious when making the budget.  

The House Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee debates a bill Tuesday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]   

A bill targeting “crisis pregnancy centers” that “mislead” or provide “disinformation” about their services or medical advice is set for a final vote after passing a House committee Tuesday.  

Rep. Margaret Croke (D-Chicago) presents a bill in the House on March 21. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]   

State lawmakers are advancing a plan that would require stricter reporting requirements for school officials about incidents of bullying in an effort the lead sponsor of a bill says will help align Illinois’ anti-bullying law with online cyberbullying.  

Lawmakers are expected to draw boundaries for the board’s seats by mid-May.    

Members of the House heard testimony Monday from stakeholders as they weigh how to draw boundaries for Chicago Public Schools’ new elected school board that voters will choose candidates for beginning in 2024.