Illinois Legislative News: March 9, 2026 Third Reading Consulting Group The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) released its February monthly state revenue update at the beginning of March. Two-thirds of the way through fiscal year (FY)...

Illinois Legislative News: March 2, 2026 Third Reading Consulting Group Last week in Springfield, both the Senate and House were in session and made progress on a few bills ahead of the upcoming committee deadline. The Senate will return this week for additional...

Governor Pritzker's State of the State and FY 2027 Budget Proposal Summary Third Reading Consulting Group February 18, 2026 On February 18, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual State of the State and budget address. He discussed successes under his leadership...

Illinois Legislative News: February 9, 2026 Third Reading Consulting Group Administrative Rules   CAPITOL COMPLEX ACCESS The following rule was moved to second notice and will be considered at the February 17 JCAR meeting. The SECRETARY OF STATE proposed an amendment...

Illinois Legislative News: February 2, 2026 Third Reading Consulting Group On January 27, the U.S. Census Bureau released its Vintage 2025 Population Estimates. The new population figures, which estimate the 2025 population using a baseline figure from the 2020...

Illinois Legislative News: January 26, 2026 Third Reading Consulting Group The House Convenes for 2026 Session The House met for three days last week, spending most of its time debating non-binding resolutions on federal issues such as ICE, healthcare subsidies,...

Illinois Legislative News: January 19, 2026 Third Reading Consulting Group Illinois General Assembly Back in Session The Illinois General Assembly returned to Springfield last week. The Senate met briefly on Tuesday and Wednesday, although they conducted no...

Illinois Legislative News: January 12, 2026 Third Reading Consulting Group Third Reading Consulting Group The federal government, effective immediately, is withholding more than $10B in family and childcare assistance from Illinois and four other states as part of a...

Illinois Legislative News: December 22, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group State Agencies Release 2025 Resource Adequacy Study Illinois’ 2025 Resource Adequacy Study, released on December 15, includes an assessment of energy reliability needs in the northern...

Illinois Legislative News: December 15, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group COGFA Releases FY 2025 Pension Update The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) provided an update on the performance of the State’s five pension systems in FY 2025....