Illinois Legislative News: May 26, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group The Illinois General Assembly has a lot of work ahead of it and is under increasing pressure to complete important legislative items with just one week of scheduled session remaining in the spring...

Illinois Legislative News: May 19, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group Last week, the Illinois House and Senate settled in for a week full of committee hearings and floor debate following the opposite chamber committee deadline on May 9. The end of session is rapidly...

Illinois Legislative News: May 12, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group Last week was busy at the Capitol as Illinois lawmakers approached the May 9 opposite chamber committee deadline. With the May 23 deadline for opposite chamber third readings and May 31 adjournment...

Administrative Rules CAPITOL COMPLEX The SECRETARY OF STATE adopted amendments to the Part titled Public Use of the Capitol Complex and Springfield Facilities (71 IAC 2005; proposed at 48 Ill Reg 17322) effective 4/15/25 at 49 Ill Reg 5978, replacing emergency rules...

Illinois Legislative News: April 21, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group Last week was quiet in Springfield as the General Assembly was on a break following the third reading deadline. The House is set to return to session this week, while the Senate will reconvene on...

Third Reading Consulting Group It was a busy week in Springfield as lawmakers pushed toward the April 11 initial chamber third reading deadline. Upon adjourning on April 10th, the House had already sent more than 220 bills to the Senate. In the Senate, more than 150...

Third Reading Consulting Group Last week was relatively quiet, with the House off from session. However, the Senate convened, where they moved a variety of bills from second to third reading, and considered legislation that received a committee deadline extension. The...

Illinois Legislative News: March 31, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group After concluding a busy committee deadline week, the House briefly returned to business last week. While initially scheduled for a four-day week in Springfield, the House wrapped up after only...

Illinois Legislative News: March 24, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group After a busy few weeks of legislative action, the Illinois General Assembly completed its first chamber committee deadline week a bit ahead of schedule. While the official deadline for moving...

Illinois Legislative News: March 17, 2025 Third Reading Consulting Group Chicago Metro Area and Cook County Experience Population Growth in 2024 The U.S. Census Bureau released new population estimates showing that the Chicago Metropolitan Area and Cook County have...