2026 Legislative Agenda Illinois Priorities

Featured Priorities

Advocate for funding and deployment of the Chicago – Quad Cities passenger rail connection.
Share the impact of and advocate against further regulatory burdens on the business community.
Maintain existing site-readiness funding and secure funding for the Quad Cities.

Support continued and growing investment in childcare availability and affordability.
Support investment in 4-year, community and technical colleges that serve the Quad Cities region.
Support increased funding and flexibility for employee training programs.
Align state workforce goals and funding under a single leadership.
Support strategies and investment to address the mental health challenges of local communities and public safety concerns.
Promote funding for private workforce training programs such as FAME.

Deliver new funding for housing, quality of life and redevelopment.
Promote business-friendly tax policy and oppose efforts to place the full burden of state budget growth on the business community.
Promote reform of the Illinois replacement tax.
Support the repeal of the Illinois COVID-19 era Net Operating Loss cap.
Extend authorization for the River Edge Zone Historic Tax Credit program.
Support the expansion of business improvement district legislation to include the Quad Cities.

Advocate for increased efficiency and transparency for government contracting and payment for awarded government contracts.
Support the Centennial Bridge reconstruction project.

Encourage a light-touch regulatory approach that emphasizes stability, predictability and fairness.
Support efforts to enter into licensing reciprocity agreements that support bi-state employment.
Monitor and engage with utility regulatory changes to modernize and enhance energy capacity.