The Illinois House Housing Committee held a subject hearing last weekend on a measure that would allow faith-based organizations to build housing on their property by right.

The Senate Executive Committee held a marathon committee meeting last week to hear testimony on myriad housing bills, including Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposed plan to expand multi-unit housing and cut red tape. 

The Illinois House of Representatives advanced a measure Wednesday that would align the state’s property tax sale law with a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

The Illinois House of Representatives advanced a bill Wednesday that would provide property tax certainty for the Chicago Bears’ proposed Arlington Heights stadium, along with myriad economic development tools that could be applied statewide.

The Illinois House of Representatives approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would change the parameters by which the state redistricts.  

A constitutional amendment creating a “millionaire surcharge” advanced out of an Illinois House committee Tuesday evening.  

The House Executive Committee approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would change the parameters by which Illinois’ state legislative districts are drawn, making racial makeup a factor lawmakers consider when drawing the maps.

It’s a change Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Chicago) said is intended to preserve a provision of the Voting Rights Act that the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey fundraising lagged well behind his self-funded opponent in the first quarter of 2026.

The Illinois House of Representatives sent 58 bills to the Illinois Senate Friday, including a measure legalizing “human composting” as a burial method. 

Illinois’ legislative leaders shared dueling views on business development and the state economy but largely aligned on artificial intelligence (AI) and the Chicago Bears megaprojects bill while speaking to business leaders Thursday.