Illinois Legislative News: March 3, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group On February 25, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Democratic Congress members sent a joint letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought demanding...

Illinois Governor’s State of the State and FY 2026 Budget Proposal Summary Third Reading Consulting Group On February 19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual State of the State and budget address. He outlined priorities for the Stateof Illinois in FY 2026 while...

Illinois Legislative News: February 17, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group Following 11 weeks of testimony, former House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted on February 12 on 10 counts of bribery and wire fraud in his federal corruption trial. Madigan faced a...

Illinois Legislative News: February 10, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group February 7 marks the official bill filing deadline for both the Illinois House and Senate. As of now, the Senate has filed over 2,000 bills, while the House has surpassed 3,300, signaling a...

Illinois Legislative News: January 27, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group The inauguration of the new Illinois General Assembly on January 8 marked the official start of the 104th General Assembly, setting the stage for a busy year ahead. As lawmakers prepare to dive...

Illinois Legislative News: January 20, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group 104th General Assembly Leadership and Committee Assignments House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch announced the appointment of committee chairs for the Illinois House. The list includes a range...

Illinois Legislative News: December 23, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group Lame Duck and 2025 General Assembly Session Preview Following veto session at the end of November, the Illinois House and Senate released their calendar for the 2025 regular session. Both...

Illinois Legislative News: December 16, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group COGFA Annual Pension Update On Monday, the Commission of Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) released their FY 2024 pension briefing. As of June 30, 2024 all five state...

Illinois Legislative News: December 9, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group Administrative Rules CAPITOL COMPLEX   The SECRETARY OF STATE adopted emergency amendments to the Part titled Public Use of the Capitol Complex and Springfield Facilities (71 IAC 2005; 48 Ill...

Illinois Legislative News: November 18, 2024 Third Reading Consulting Group The Illinois General Assembly returned to Springfield for the first week of fall veto session on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both chambers cancelled their scheduled session day on Thursday....