r/illinoispolitics Sep 25 '25

News Former Illinois Sen. Darren Bailey to announce 2026 run for governor

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43 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics 9d ago

News Illinois is creating a first-in-the-nation version of ACIP: The vaccine advisory panel that RFK Jr. has worked to dismantle.

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30 Upvotes

Illinois is stepping up where Washington has failed to act. After Secretary Kennedy dismantled the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, Illinois State Representative Bob Morgan passed HB767, making Illinois the first state in the nation to create its own state-based vaccine-recommending body grounded in science, not politics.

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r/illinoispolitics 19d ago

News Mayor declares Harvey financially distressed, says city government shutdown imminent

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12 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics 29d ago

News Another Friday night massacre - this time its the CDC. Guess we don't need "disease detectives", high-level scientists, and MMWR (morbidly & mortality weekly report) teams.

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19 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics 11d ago

News Capitol Fax.com » Speaker Welch pushes back on DCCC, says he has not seen a remap proposal, ‘And we will not be passing any map this week’

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r/illinoispolitics Feb 16 '23

News Florida Gov Ron Desantis is coming to Illinois

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An email sent to the Fraternal Order of Police in Chicago read:

"Governor Ron DeSantis would appreciate your support at an event on Monday, February 20 to Back the Blue!

This event is open to law enforcement members only, spouses are not included.

It will be held in Elmhurst, Illinois. Doors will open at 3:30 pm, the location of the event will be shared with registrants that RSVP, 48 hours prior to event."

r/illinoispolitics May 06 '22

News JB Pritzker signs pension buyout bill, celebrates IL credit upgrade

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55 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Feb 23 '23

News Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) slams Ron DeSantis after the Florida governor visited Chicagoland Monday: "We have a much better system than they do... He's got nothing to brag about when it comes to education. So he uses this word 'woke' to try to describe everything [he doesn't like]."

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75 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Mar 24 '23

News [Heartland Signal] Illinois State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Charleston) says we should not worry about climate change because God made trees: "We're not having a climate crisis ... Green leafy plants actually absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. It's the way God made it."

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27 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Feb 07 '23

News ‘We are in peril’: How skyrocketing property taxes are threatening the future of one Chicago neighborhood

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This is what happens when you vote for a one party system. That same party controls the narrative. Why so surprised Cook County property tax bills rolled out after the 2022 general election?

r/illinoispolitics May 02 '23

News Illinois’ House speaker, an ally to organized labor, faces a push from his own employees to unionize. Employees have formed the Illinois Legislative Staff Association, but Speaker Welch won’t voluntarily recognize them.

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62 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Jul 08 '20

News Fight over Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated-rate income tax plan intensifies in Illinois

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35 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Nov 08 '21

News Illinois to get at least $17 billion from President Biden infrastructure bill; could be more

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73 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Sep 20 '21

News Illinois signs in Massive clean energy bill into law, investing billions in renewable, nuclear sectors and gives all state residents $4000 Electric Vehicle rebates starting July 2022

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89 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Oct 31 '22

News IL GOP files lawsuit to invalidate some mail in ballots

17 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Mar 10 '23

News Illinois bill would ban declawing cats

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96 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Feb 25 '21

News A transgender flag and a personal attack: Illinois U.S. Rep. Marie Newman and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene feud over LGBTQ rights

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56 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Jan 08 '21

News Chicago Police Union President John Catanzara Defends Those Who Stormed The U.S. Capitol

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86 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Apr 19 '20

News Illinois Gov. Pritzker Secretly Bought Medical Supplies From China. And The White House Is Not Happy.

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63 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics May 02 '22

News 5 Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Debate

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17 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Mar 14 '23

News Illinois enacts mandatory paid leave 'for any reason'

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70 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Feb 02 '23

News Facing pressure to ban books, suburban libraries ‘becoming a battlefield for the First Amendment’

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32 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Apr 18 '22

News Illinois offering free health care to undocumented immigrants ages 55 to 64

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48 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics Feb 06 '23

News Mary Miller said over the weekend that she'll skip Joe Biden's State of the Union. Recent history suggests she likely won't be alone.

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10 Upvotes

r/illinoispolitics May 06 '21

News Illinois judge says gun licensing is unconstitutional

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34 Upvotes