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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 19, 2026
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    House Ethics and Elections Committee unanimously passes voter registration law named after Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.

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    The Illinois House Ethics and Elections Committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would require all Illinois school districts to offer high school graduates the opportunity to register to vote.  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 19, 2026
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    House committee advances bill codifying gas, electric discounts for low-income households

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    The Illinois House Public Utilities Committee approved a bill Wednesday to codify a program offering discounts on gas and electric bills to low-income households.  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 18, 2026
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    Bailey wins GOP gubernatorial primary, will face Pritzker in 2022 rematch

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    Former State Senator and 2022 gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey is set to face Gov. JB Pritzker in the November midterm.  

    It will be a rematch between the two-term governor and the Xenia -native. The two faced off in 2022, a race that ended with Pritzker winning his reelection with just under 55 percent of the vote.  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 18, 2026
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    Croke beats Villa, Kim in Democratic primary for comptroller

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    Rep. Margaret Croke (D-Chicago) claimed victory in the four-way Democratic primary to replace the seat left vacant by Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s decision not to seek reelection. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 17, 2026
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    Illinois, 15 states sue HUD over guidance to not enforce laws for prohibiting sexual orientation, language discrimination in housing

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    Illinois, 15 states sue HUD over guidance to not enforce laws for prohibiting sexual orientation, language discrimination in housing 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 16, 2026
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    IDHS secretary questioned on SNAP error rate, data breach during Illinois Senate reappointment hearing

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    The Illinois Senate Executive Appointments Committee approved the appointments of several agency heads, including the secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 13, 2026

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    Senate committee approves bill allowing private land use for broadband infrastructure, plug-in solar panels

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    The Illinois Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee approved myriad bills Thursday including a measure that would allow the state to use land for broadband infrastructure and a measure allowing plug-in solar panels. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 12, 2026
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    Senate Labor Committee holds hearing on bill allowing rideshare drivers to unionize

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    The Illinois Senate Labor Committee held a hearing Tuesday on a measure allowing rideshare drivers in Illinois to unionize. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 12, 2026
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    Bill creating new closure requirements for Illinois charter schools, expand authorizer oversight clears Senate committee

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    The Illinois Senate Executive Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would establish new requirements for charter schools that are intended to make school closures easier for teachers, parents and students. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 11, 2026
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    COGFA updates FY27 revenue estimates to $55.5 billion without governor’s proposed tax changes

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    The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability predicts fiscal year 2027 revenues will be about $500 million below what is required to balance Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget proposal.  

    The commission’s FY27 estimates do not yet take into account new taxes or changes to existing taxes that the governor has proposed — such as a tax on social media companies or a change in how table games at casinos are taxed — as they are not yet law.  

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