As the 2025 Spring Session races toward its scheduled May 31 adjournment, Illinois families, taxpayers, and job creators are anxiously watching—and with good reason. With less than two weeks left, many critical issues remain unresolved, from looming tax hikes, energy security and ongoing public safety concerns.
Far-left special interest groups are once again floating reckless ideas to raise taxes by a staggering $6 billion. One proposal would slash the Estate Tax exemption in half—an assault on farm families and generational businesses. Another would resurrect the failed push for a graduated income tax, despite Illinois voters decisively rejecting it in 2020.
Still another scheme proposes a brand-new sales tax on nearly 80 everyday services—everything from haircuts and dry cleaning to car repairs and streaming subscriptions. Why? To bail out the mismanaged Chicago-area transit system, which faces a $771 million deficit in 2026. Illinoisans shouldn’t be stuck footing the bill for someone else’s financial mismanagement.
House Republicans stand united against new and higher taxes. Instead of digging deeper into taxpayers’ pockets, we’re calling for responsible budget solutions—starting with ending $2.75 billion in free services provided to non-citizens over the past three years. That’s not compassionate government; that’s financial malpractice.
We’re also continuing to demand serious reforms to the flawed SAFE-T Act, which allows individuals charged with violent felonies to walk free while awaiting trial. It’s a system that undermines public safety and ties the hands of judges, prosecutors, and police.
Beyond safety, Illinois faces a growing energy crisis. Prices are up, reliability is down, and we’re increasingly reliant on imported energy. Why? Because we’ve prematurely choked off our own coal, oil, and natural gas industries. There is an energy proposal on the table—but it does nothing to solve the real problem. It ignores our generation issues, stifles expansion of existing energy sources, deters new businesses from coming to Illinois, and raises costs for consumers.
We need a real energy policy that restores balance, supports in-state production, and delivers affordable, reliable energy to families, farms, and job creators. We must act—before it’s too late.
The truth is clear as we approach the final days. The majority party’s priorities are out-of-step with the needs and concerns of Illinois families. While working families worry about higher taxes and safety in their neighborhoods, Democrats are busy pushing to legalize prostitution, decriminalizing crimes, and advancing medically assisted suicide. These are not the issues everyday Illinoisans are asking us to solve.
If you have friends or family outside northwest Illinois, urge them to pay attention in these final days as significant legislation is on the table—and it will negatively impact their wallets. Follow along at ilga.gov.