A coalition of community organizations is pushing for legislation to give voters the option to lift Illinois’ ban on rent control and stabilization. 

Four homeless shelters in the Chicagoland area will share $40 million in funds from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) that was approved at the end of July.

Illinois Republicans criticized Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois’ Democratic Party at the annual Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair Thursday. 

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of bills Thursday intended to preserve prevailing wage and worker safety laws in Illinois in the face of federal cuts. 

Illinois Democrats focused on President Donald Trump and the 2026 midterm elections during Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair. 

Illinois students will be assessed on a less stringent scoring scale, one state officials say better aligns with the rest of the country.  

Following the death of Sonya Massey at the hands of a law enforcement officer with a questionable disciplinary history, Illinois police departments will now be required to comprehensively examine employment history.   

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a press conference at City Hall on March 18, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday responded to President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago after the president’s announcement that he’d take over the police department in the nation’s capital.

With the stated goal of developing a strategic plan to promote communication and collaboration between physicians, veterinarians, and other scientific professionals and State agencies, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law the One Health Framework Task Force Act last week.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation last week to expand the income threshold that veterans must fall within to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.