However, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said no map will be passed this week.

Illinois Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sue Rezin said SB 25 is being pushed by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration and was written by special interests. Rezin said the bill lifts price caps on rates and consumers will pay the price.

State Sen. Mike Simmons pushed for the House to pass the package the Senate approved in May that included $1.50 surcharge for retail delivery. “This is a smart investment, not just for transit, but also for our local economy,” he said. “And there have been endless studies from Crain’s and other sources that make the case that investing in public transit to the tune of $1.5 billion is how we take our economy forward, not backwards, in this region.”

“Allowing illegal aliens to operate commercial trucks on our roads is reckless, dangerous, and unacceptable,” said Rep. Mary Miller, who introduced the Stop Aliens From Evading Driving Laws (SAFE) Act in September. If signed into law, the bill would withhold federal transportation funds from states that issue licenses to illegal migrants and hold states more accountable for the CDLs issued within their borders.

“We’re going to support our food pantries across the state as best we can. We can’t replace the dollars that the federal government puts up, and we’re talking about $350 to $400 million a week, and so they need to do the right thing,” Gov. JB Pritzker said.

Neimerg blames “reckless immigration policies” after a crash killed Coles County Board Member Mike Clayton and his wife, Gail. Driver Edwin Pacheco-Meza, who is reportedly in the U.S. illegally, is being charged with driving under the influence and reckless homicide. “This really lands at the feet of Gov. J.B. Pritzker with the sanctuary state and sanctuary city policies,” Niemerg said.

Gov. JB Pritzker, who has been coy about redrawing Illinois’ map, echoed U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, telling reporters before he filed his petitions for reelection that redistricting was “possible,” but doesn’t have to happen during veto session. “It could happen after that,” Pritzker said. “But right now, I think there’s just a lot of conversation going on.”

In July 2024, Massey called 911 to report a prowler. Grayson was among the officers who responded.

Recommendations range from “authorize the installation of a commemorative plaque honoring Sonya Massey and those affected by systemic injustice to “urge the Illinois General Assembly to enact qualified immunity reform to strengthen civil rights accountability.”

“Here are two minutes straight of Democrat leaders comparing Trump to Hitler and Nazis.”

Three Republican gubernatorial candidates filed their petitions as they compete for the right to take on Gov. JB Pritzker, who filed petitions Monday seeking a third term.

“The problem isn’t one of mismanagement. It’s chronic underfunding. Illinois ranks last among peer states in state support for public transit, covering just 17 percent of costs while most states fund 40 percent to 50 percent. Since 2014, Springfield has cut more than $400 million in transit resources even as the state budget has ballooned by $20 billion.”