The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is anticipating service cuts for Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) could begin in late 2026, while Pace cuts are expected to start in 2027, if additional funding is not approved by the General Assembly. 

Gov. JB Pritzker says the Chicago Bears will need to pay the outstanding debt on Soldier Field before state lawmakers consider property tax breaks. 

With a little more than a month to go until the General Assembly’s fall veto session begins, lawmakers are continuing negotiations to pass a transit reform package that will prevent Chicago-area transit from going over a fiscal cliff.  

The latest report from the Commission of Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) found Illinois’ economy is a “mixed picture,” with limited job growth, steady unemployment and decreasing inflation. The report also details an increase in state revenues for August and steady bond ratings for the state. 

The Illinois Supreme Court will return to Springfield Tuesday for their two-week September session. The court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in 12 cases over the period. 

Federal immigration raids are expected in Chicago Saturday as President Donald Trump appears to back off his threat of deploying the National Guard in Chicago. 

The federal government is suing the state over laws allowing undocumented Illinois residents to receive in-state tuition, scholarships and grants. 

National Guard troops and protestors in Los Angeles in June 2025 [U.S. Northern Command, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons]

Illinois officials continue to push against deploying National Guard troops in Illinois as President Donald Trump says he’s decided to move forward. 

Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) walks into the Illinois State Fair followed by his running mate Stephanie Trussell and wife, Cindy, after driving in on a tractor in 2022. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]

With a month and a half until candidate filing begins for the March primary, the Republican Party’s hopes to unseat statewide elected Democrats are facing a major roadblock: a lack of candidates. 

Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday his office has spoken with Attorney General Kwame Raoul about an alleged violation of the Illinois TRUST Act by a downstate sheriff.