FY 2025 BUDGET -
SB 251 (Sims/Gordon-Booth) creates the FY 2025 state budget. After three consecutive years of strong revenue growth, FY 2025 revenues are projected to be relatively similar to the previous fiscal year,...more
LEGISLATORS ADDRESS A VARIETY OF EDUCATION ISSUES IN 2024 -
As we approach completion of the first quarter of 2024, many states are gearing up for their legislative sessions while others have adjourned for the year....more
The 2024 Illinois primary election took place on Tuesday, March 19. Candidates for President, Congress, the Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Supreme Court, and various local races appeared on the primary ballot to decide...more
SUMMARY -
On February 21, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed his FY 2025 budget. The FY 2025 proposal raises $52.993B and spends $52.695B, for a surplus of $289M. $170M of the projected surplus revenues would be set...more
Highlights -
After the first week of veto session from October 24 to 26 and a one-week break, the Illinois General Assembly returned to Springfield for the second week of veto session from November 7 to 9. This was the...more
First Year of the 103rd General Assembly -
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned the 2023 regular session in the early morning hours on May 27, 2023....more
Chicago’s municipal runoff election occurred on Tuesday, April 4. Races that did not achieve a 50% majority in the February 28 election sent the top two candidates to the runoff. The Chicago Board of Elections reported 35% of...more
On February 15, 2023, Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual state of the state and fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget address. The FY 2024 budget proposal raises $49.994B in General Funds revenues and spends $49.642B. The Governor’s...more
The Illinois General Assembly returned to Springfield for Lame Duck Session from January 4 to 10. House and Senate Democrats passed many of their top priority bills, including a paid leave requirement for all businesses,...more
The Illinois General Assembly returned to Springfield for a two-week fall Veto Session from November 22-23 and November 29-December 1, 2022. The first week featured a limited policy agenda, but Republicans selected new caucus...more
Illinois Democrats had a strong night up and down the ballot. Democrats are likely to pick up a net gain of four seats in the State House and lose one or two seats in the State Senate, with one race still too close to call....more
Illinois’ primary election occurred on June 28, 2022. Election results were favorable for far-right Republicans and progressive Democrats, who defeated more moderate candidates in a number of races. On the other hand,...more
Information updated as of May 12, 2022.
The 2022 Illinois primary election will occur on June 28. All six statewide offices are up for election in 2022, including an open race for secretary of state after long-time...more
This update is the second in a two-part series on the legislation that passed during the 2022 Illinois General Assembly session. This part covers a suite of bills to support law enforcement and reduce crime, a trailer to the...more
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned an abbreviated 2022 regular session early in the morning hours on April 9, 2022. Leadership in both chambers pushed for a shorter session given the upcoming June 28 primary election....more
March 14, 2022, was the filing deadline for candidates in the 2022 Illinois primary election, occurring on June 28. All six statewide offices are up for election in 2022, including a highly contentious open race for secretary...more
On Feb. 2, 2022, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his annual state of the state and budget address. The $45.345 billion proposed fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget is a balanced budget that builds off a projected $1.7 billion...more
The Illinois General Assembly began an abbreviated 2022 session on Jan. 5 and is scheduled to adjourn on April 8, 2022. Due to the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19, House and Senate leadership decided to cancel...more
HB 1291 (Harmon) – Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021 Bill Summary -
After releasing their fourth and final U.S. Congressional map proposal on the morning of October 28, the General Assembly passed HB 1291...more
Speaker Welch First-Term Highlights -
Illinois elected a new Speaker of the House for the first time in almost 40 years after former House Speaker Michael Madigan was ousted from his leadership and later resigned at the...more