Illinois Legislative News: 2024 General Election Results Third Reading Consulting Group In what was a bad showing for Democrats nationally, Illinois Democrats held onto all their Congressional seats and appear likely to keep their current General Assembly...

Illinois Legislative News: October 21, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group On October 15, the Better Government Association (BGA) held a discussion around Fixing Illinois’ Pension System. In conjunction with the discussion, BGA, the Civic Committee, and the Civic...

Illinois Legislative News: October 14, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group Illinois Leaders Travel to Japan to Promote the State Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Illinois leaders went on a six-day trade mission to Japan from October 5 to 10. 49 government and business...

Illinois Legislative News: October 7, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group SB 2412, a mini-election omnibus that passed the General Assembly in May, will put three non-binding advisory questions on the November 5 election ballot statewide. Given that they are...

Illinois Legislative News: September 23, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group Through the first two months of FY 2025, Illinois revenues are up about 6% over FY 2024, but the pace of economic growth appears to be slowing. Both sales tax and corporate income tax...

Illinois Legislative News: September 16, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group Following the announcement that Chicago will face a projected $982.4M budget gap in 2025 and a $223M budget gap at the end of 2024, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget office issued a citywide...

Illinois Legislative News: September 9, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group Chicago Projects $982.4M Budget Gap in 2025 On August 29, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced that the city is facing a $982.4M budget gap in 2025. This represents the largest deficit...

Illinois Legislative News: September 3, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group Illinois Supreme Court Stays Election Slating Decision On Friday, August 23, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision to block a ban on post-primary election slating ahead of a...

Illinois Legislative News: August 26, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group The Democratic National Convention (DNC) concluded Thursday, August 22 after a rousing week in Chicago. The city saw an estimated 50,000 visitors come to attend the DNC and the various events...

Illinois Legislative News: August 19, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group Democratic National Convention Preview The Democratic National Convention (DNC) take place from Monday, August 19 to Thursday, August 22 in Chicago. Delegates from all 50 states, Washington,...