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By Victor Jacobo is a reporter for CBS News Chicago who joined the team in August 2025. Read Full Bio Charlie De Mar is an…

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers went into overtime and worked into the early morning Monday to send Gov. JB Pritzker a nearly $56 billion election-year state spending…

The Illinois legislature is playing beat the clock. But not for a new Bears stadium. Via the Chicago Tribune, balancing the state’s budget has superseded…

Published June 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM CDT A proposed constitutional amendment that would have added a tax surcharge on income above one million dollars failed…
Updated June 12, 2026, 12:23 p.m. ET The Chicago Bears brand isn’t going anywhere after more than a century of existence, even if the franchise…

By HANNAH WEBSTER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary During the last week of the legislative session, the Illinois legislature passed a bill that…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) – Despite a Hail Mary heave from the Illinois Senate in the final hours of the spring legislative session, state…
Illinois lawmakers again delay card fee law Payments Dive

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By Charlie De Mar is an Emmy Award-winning reporter for CBS2. Read Full Bio Sabrina Franza is a general assignment reporter for CBS News Chicago.…