May 2025 End-of-Session Flash Survey

Mass Transit

Illinois is facing a mass transit fiscal cliff that could result in 40% service cuts across Metra, Pace, and CTA services starting Jan. 1, 2026. The projected $770 million transit budget shortfall comes as a result of decreased ridership and the end of COVID-era federal funding sources. While we are working on governance reform to improve the safety and efficiency of these systems, we also need to consider how to close this budget gap. Which of the below options would you support to address transit funding?

Medical Aid in Dying

Legislation is currently under consideration that would allow terminally ill, mentally capable adults with a prognosis of six months or less to live to have the ability to request and take medication as an end-of-life option. Guardrails of this legislation include the requirement that the individual must be able to self-administer the medication and that two physicians must confirm that the person is mentally capable and not being coerced. Do you support the passage of medical-aid-in-dying options for Illinoisans?

Chicago Bears Public Funding

Feedback from the beginning of the session made clear that our district has little appetite to provide public funds to the Chicago Bears’ ambitions to fund the building of a new stadium. As the Bears organization has re-focused its attention on Arlington Heights as a new stadium location, would you support a pared back request for public funding assistance if it were limited to infrastructure improvements, such as new roads?

iGaming

The General Assembly currently has various bills calling for the legalization of online casino gaming, which would have Illinois joining a handful of states in regulating and taxing these kinds of activities. Proponents often argue that Illinoisans are already gambling on the internet illegally and these activities are occurring unregulated and untaxed. Opponents contend that iGaming runs a higher risk of addiction, especially for younger people. Do you support the legalization of iGaming?

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