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Illinois Legislative News

FUNDRAISING TOTALS UPDATED: July 25 at 12:39PM

Illinois Senate

40th Senate District

Patrick Joyce (D) (i) – $3,950,201.04

Philip Nagel (R) – $91,103.35

 

19th Senate District

Michael E. Hastings (D) (i) – $1,536,679.45

Samantha Jean Gasca (R) – $9,616.20

 

31st Senate District

Mary Edly-Allen (D) (i) – $1,454,351.55

Ashley Jensen (R) – $0

 

46th Senate District

David M Koehler (D) (i) – $1,238,624.96

Sally Owens (R) – $123,750.01

 

10th Senate District

Robert Martwick (D) (i) – $1,213,694.66

Jon Luers (R) – $0

 

Illinois House of Representatives

112th House District

Katie Stuart (D) (i) – $3,393,898.10

Jay Keeven (R) – $132,498.64

 

49th House District

Maura Hirschauer (D) (i) – $2,905,245.00

Hannah Billingsley (R) – $67,287.89

 

81st House District

Anne Stava-Murray (D) (i) – $2,636,603.38

Aaron Porter (R) – $14,370.03

 

54th House District

Mary Beth Canty (D) (i) – $2,189,198.01

Michele Hunter (R) – $200,110.22

 

66th House District

Suzanne Ness (D) (i) – $2,206,626.18

Laurie Parman (R) – $9,412.50

 

53rd House District

Ronald E. Andermann (R) – $0

 

51st House District

Nabeela Syed (D) (i) – $2,135,388.00

Tosi Ufodike (R) – $81,702.03

 

97th House District

Harry Benton (D) (i) – $2,043,190.55

Gabriella “Gabby” Shanahan (R) – $77,800.76

 

91st House District

Sharon Chung (D) (i) – $1,865,096.86

Desi Anderson (R) – $251,328.48

 

61st House District

Joyce Mason (D) (i) – $1,992,862.50

James Creighton Mitchell, Jr. (R) – $8,665.32

Special Reports

2026 Complete End of Session Report

Jun 14, 2026

FY 2027 Budget Package   HB 111 (Welch/Sims) creates the FY 2027 budget appropriation bill. The budget is based on an estimated General Funds revenue of $55.95 billion and spending of $55.945 billion, representing less than a 1% increase over current fiscal year...

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2026 Preliminary End of Session Report

Jun 9, 2026

FY 2027 Budget Package HB 111 (Welch/Sims) creates the FY 2027 budget appropriation bill. The budget is based on an estimated General Funds revenue of $55.95 billion and spending of $55.945 billion, representing less than a 1% increase over current fiscal year...

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Illinois Primary Election Recap

Mar 18, 2026

Outside Money Flooded the Field, but Local Politics Still Carried the Day Illinois’ 2026 primary made two things clear at once. First, the state has become a major proving ground for national outside spending. Congressional and legislative races drew heavy involvement...

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2025 End of Session Report

Jun 12, 2025

Download PDF FY 2026 Budget  SB 2510 (Welch/Sims) creates the FY 2026 budget appropriation bill. The budget is based on estimated General Funds revenues of $55.298B and spending of $55.048B for an estimated surplus of $250M. See below for the topline figures in the...

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Illinois 104th House Committee Assignments

Feb 7, 2025

Adoption & Child Welfare Committee – Members ole Representative Party Chairperson : Suzanne M. Ness D Vice-Chairperson : Terra Costa Howard D Republican Spokesperson : Steven Reick R Member: Michael Crawford D Member: Jed Davis R Member: Lisa Davis D Member: Regan...

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Illinois 104th Senate Committee Assignments

Feb 7, 2025

Agriculture - Members Role Senator Party Chair : Doris Turner D Vice-Chair : Patrick J. Joyce D Member: Cristina Castro D Member: Paul Faraci D Member: Michael E. Hastings D Member: Linda Holmes D Member: David Koehler D Member: Meg Loughran Cappel D Minority...

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104th House GOP Leadership Team

Jan 13, 2025

Deputy Minority Leaders Rep. Norine Hammond (94 – Macomb) Rep. Ryan Spain (73 – Peoria) Assistant Minority Leaders Rep. CD Davidsmeyer (100 – Murrayville) Rep. John Cabello (90 – Machesney Park) Rep. Dan Ugaste (65 – Geneva) Rep. Patrick Windhorst (117 – Metropolis)...

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Previous Reports

Third Reading Report: July 20, 2026

Illinois ranked 12th in the 2026 CNBC ranking of America's Top States for Business, one spot above its 2025 ranking and the state's highest position since the study began in 2007. The annual report evaluates all 50 states across 138 metrics within 10 categories to determine competitiveness. Illinois earned high marks in infrastructure (3rd), education (7th), and access to capital (12th), while scoring lower in areas such as business friendliness (44th), cost of living (41st), and workforce...

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Third Reading Report: July 13, 2026

End of FY 2026 Revenue Update Illinois closed Fiscal Year 2026 with total General Funds revenue of $56.300B, up 4.3% (or $2.302B) over FY 2025, marking the highest revenue total in state history for the second consecutive year. From a base revenue perspective, which factors out one-time revenues, the state finished FY 2026 at $56.297B, up 4.4% (or $2.364B) over FY 2025's base total. A strong final month to the fiscal year bolstered year-over-year growth, with June revenue alone rising by 8.2%...

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Third Reading Report: June 29, 2026

Gov. Pritzker Directs Two-Year Data Center Incentive Pause On June 5, Gov. JB Pritzker announced a two-year pause on state tax incentives for data centers. He instructed the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to pause processing agreements for the Data Center Investment Program effective July 1, 2026, while clarifying that existing agreements will continue to be honored. The program was created in 2019 and provides qualifying data centers with exemptions from various...

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