After an Indiana House committee passed legislation intended to lure the Chicago Bears to the Hoosier State, Gov. JB Pritzker says the team has informed them the move is not a done deal. 

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released the second draft of a new plan to boost students’ math proficiency Thursday. 

Gov. JB Pritzker gives his eight State of the State address Wednesday in Springfield. [Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune]

Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a $56 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2027 that includes a new social media tax but does not include a tax on millionaires proposed by some Illinois Democrats. 

Gov. JB Pritzker’s 2026 legislative priorities include a statewide zoning law that would overhaul how zoning is managed in the state and new initiatives to increase and preserve electricity generation in the state.  

Those include a new framework to build nuclear power plants in a shorter timeframe and a two-year pause on tax credits to data centers.  

The Illinois Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved legislation Tuesday that aims to align Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) dental program with state rules. 

Following a year of economic and political turmoil, Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a budget Wednesday that will need to address federal funding cuts and a $2 billion budget deficit. 

Illinois and three Democratic-led states were granted a temporary restraining order Thursday blocking the Trump administration from cutting $600 million in public health grants.

Just months after passing an energy omnibus bill intended to increase energy production and decrease prices, state lawmakers are again looking at legislation to manage rising energy costs — this time targeted at data centers. 

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office was granted a preliminary injunction ordering the release of funding for child care programs and struck a deal protecting more than $1 billion in education funding last week. 

Two Illinois lawmakers are proposing legislation that would require the state to fully fund certain mandated programs for k-12 schools and fully fund districts through evidence-based funding.