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JUL 13, 2026
The Illinois House of Representatives will investigate Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) after she was indicted on federal wire fraud and obstruction charges last week.
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JUL 13, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court building. [Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons]
Illinois’ assault weapons ban survived another legal challenge after a federal appeals court upheld the law last week, but the U.S. Supreme Court will likely get the final say this fall.
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JUL 10, 2026
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Thursday codifying electric rate discounts for low-income households.
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JUL 09, 2026
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Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on wire fraud and obstruction charges. Her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, was also indicted for the same alleged scheme on two obstruction-related charges.
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JUL 09, 2026
Illinois again joined a coalition of states in suing the Trump administration over an attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that the states argue is unlawful.
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JUL 08, 2026
Illinois collected a record $56.3 billion in fiscal year 2026, about $1 billion more than estimates.
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JUL 07, 2026
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Monday that requires artificial intelligence (AI) companies to create guardrails to prevent “catastrophic risks” and undergo third-party audits.
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JUL 06, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court building. [Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons]
Gov. JB Pritzker said the Illinois Attorney General’s office will lead the state’s effort to defend bans on assault weapons as the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to take up a challenge to a Cook County law.
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JUL 02, 2026
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Darren Bailey raised more than $300,000 from large donations in his first full quarter as the Republican nominee for governor, but he now faces the challenge of beating the sitting governor and an independent candidate.
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JUL 01, 2026
As the new Northern Illinois Transportation Authority (NITA) begins to take effect, the lawmakers behind the overhaul for Chicago-area transit are asking for public participation in the process.
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