Insurance bill combining homeowners and auto regulation passes House, awaits Senate action
Gov. JB Pritzker initially called for rate review authority over homeowners insurance last summer.
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‘Illinois farmers can feed Illinois’: State grant program offers assistance
Illinois food producers and businesses can apply for a share of $3.6 million in funding to support local food systems.
Sports betting tax becomes battleground between Chicago and state lawmakers
The tax was passed on June 1, 2025, and city officials projected the measure would generate $26.2 million.
Illinois regulators say prediction markets are illegal gambling, but bettors — and the Trump family — love them
This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers Project and Capitol News Illinois. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, at a...
Biotechnology company to invest $1.5 billion in Illinois plasma-processing plant
The company produces plasma therapies used in treating rare diseases and immunodeficiencies.
Lawmakers take step to incentivize Bears to stay in Illinois
The House adjourned for the next two weeks without taking a vote on a bill that could keep the Bears...
Illinois legislators introduce bills to regulate pricing based on personal data
Legislators recently filed bills that would require companies to disclose the use of consumer data in price setting.
Pritzker says Bears’ statement ‘not some confirmation that they’re moving to Indiana’
Gov. JB Pritzker says the Bears asked Illinois lawmakers delay a vote on their bill.
Bears stadium package has ‘positive momentum’ in Springfield, but not in end zone
Bears stadium bill has momentum, but not in end zone yet
Penny shortage causes headaches for retailers in the Land of Lincoln
Retailers are still waiting for guidance on how to deal with the penny shortage.
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