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Illinois

Chicago, IL
Springfield, IL
Kyle Barry
Kyle Barry
Senior Vice President
Kent Gaffney
Kent Gaffney
Senior Vice President
Lauren Hund
Lauren Hund
Assistant Vice President
Thomas Londrigan
Thomas Londrigan
Senior Vice President and Director
Beth Martin
Beth Martin
Research Associate
Henry Mohn
Henry Mohn
Vice President
James Sherwood
James Sherwood
Senior Vice President
Henry Mohn
May 20, 2026
McGuireWoods Consulting’s Henry Mohn Honored with 2026 Atkinson-Payne Pro Bono Award
McGuireWoods Consulting’s 2026 Atkinson-Payne Pro Bono Award is presented to vice president Henry Mo…
McGuireWoods Consulting Announces Mid-Year Promotions
Apr 1, 2026
McGuireWoods Consulting Announces 2026 Promotions
McGuireWoods Consulting is proud to announce the promotion of seven team members across our state go…
Feb 26, 2026
Gov. J.B. Pritzker FY 2027 Budget Proposal
On Feb. 18, 2026, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual State of the State and budget address.…
Nov 21, 2025
2025 Illinois General Assembly Veto Session Report
The Illinois General Assembly concluded a two-week fall veto session in the early morning hours of F…
Jun 11, 2025
Corporate Tax Changes in Illinois FY 2026 Budget Package
The 2025 regular session of the Illinois General Assembly adjourned on June 1, 2025. The General Ass…
Mar 6, 2025
Gov. J.B. Pritzker Proposes Illinois 2026 Fiscal Year Budget
On Feb. 19, 2025, Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual State of the State and budget address. He outli…
Sep 4, 2024
McGuireWoods Consulting’s Jeff Barnhart Honored With 2024 Atkinson-Payne Pro Bono Award, Firm Celebrates Commitment to Local Advocacy
McGuireWoods Consulting's senior vice president Jeff Barnhart was honored this summer with MWC’s Atk…
Jun 14, 2024
Illinois 2024 End of Session Report
FY 2025 Budget SB 251 (Sims/Gordon-Booth) creates the FY 2025 state budget. After three consecutive…
Mar 28, 2024
2024 Illinois Primary Election Summary
The 2024 Illinois primary election took place on Tuesday, March 19. Candidates for President, Congre…
Feb 29, 2024
Illinois Gov. Pritzker FY 2025 Budget Proposal
Summary On February 21, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed his FY 2025 budget. The FY 2025 pro…
Feb 2, 2024
Illinois Jumps on the Food Ingredient ‘Banned’ Wagon
Illinois legislators recently joined California and New York in proposing bans on several food addit…
Jan 31, 2024
PODCAST- Complications: Health Policy Unraveled
Episode 20: January 31, 2024 Click follow for links to all podcast platforms. Episode 19:…
Sep 29, 2022
2022 Midterms: Top 10 States to Watch
The 2022 midterm elections kicked off with primaries in Texas on March 1, 2022. Additional high-prof…
Apr 7, 2022
Education Policy Update
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Nov 9, 2021
2021 Illinois End of Veto Session Report
HB 1291 (Harmon) – Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021Bill SummaryAfter releasing their…
Nov 9, 2021
American Rescue Plan Implementation
State Actions on Coronavirus Relief Funds | American Rescue Plan OverviewOn March 10, 2021, Congress…
Sep 22, 2021
Illinois Poised to Become National Leader for Electric Vehicles with Passage of Clean Energy Bill
On Sept. 15, Illinois Gov. Pritzker signed a sweeping clean energy bill into law, the Climate and Eq…
Jun 21, 2021
Illinois End of Session Update
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Jun 17, 2021
Affordable Care Act Survives Third Supreme Court Challenge
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) survived another challenge to its constitutionality today. In a 7-2 de…
Jun 14, 2021
Summary of White House Supply Chain Review
On June 8, 2021 the administration released a report detailing its findings from a 100-day review of…
Jun 8, 2021
Update: State Actions Limiting Supplemental Unemployment Benefits
As of May 11, 2021, eleven Republican-led states had announced their intention to phase out expanded…
May 28, 2021
Education Policy Update
In This Issue: Biden administration releases FY22 budget proposal, Senate follows House with return…
May 18, 2021
Public Hearings: Title IX Rule and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
On May 17, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that pub…
May 14, 2021
States Set Up Abatement Accounts for Opioid Settlement Dollars
Across the country, state attorneys general have taken action against drug manufacturers and other r…
May 11, 2021
State Actions Limiting Supplemental Unemployment Benefits
June 8 UpdateRepublican elected officials and critics of expanded unemployment have argued that fede…
May 11, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Facts and Resources
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May 6, 2021
How MWC Can Help Private Equity and Portfolio Companies
PDF DownloadState-Level Insights & Strategies   Supplement your federal policy tracking. MWC is uniq…
Apr 2, 2021
Education Policy Update
In This Issue: Department of Education hosts National Safe School Reopening Summit, Senate HELP Comm…
Mar 10, 2021
Education Policy Update
In This Issue: Overview of the new COVID-19 stimulus bill, federal agency nominations, how states ac…
Mar 9, 2021
McGuireWoods Consulting Adds Private Equity Advisory Services, Offering Unique 50-State Reach
McGuireWoods Consulting is pleased to announce the launch of a new practice area centered around adv…
Mar 5, 2021
Illinois State and Local Action on COVID-19
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Mar 4, 2021
McGuireWoods Consulting Announces 2021 Promotions
McGuireWoods Consulting announced several promotions this week, recognizing the work of individuals…
Mar 2, 2021
McGuireWoods Consulting on Forefront of Data Center Expansion in Illinois
The data center market is expanding in Illinois, thanks to a new incentive program signed into law b…
Jan 21, 2021
Education Policy Update
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, President Biden was sworn into office. As one of his first official…
Jan 12, 2021
McGuireWoods Consulting Adds Arielle Maffei to Chicago Team
Arielle Maffei, former Clinton Foundation staffer, has joined McGuireWoods Consulting’s Illinois gov…
Jan 6, 2021
2021 Legislative Session Previews
McGuireWoods Consulting has prepared analyses of what to expect in the 2021 legislative sessions, in…
Oct 22, 2020
Election Insights Part III: Presidential, U.S. Senate and House Races
Apr 8, 2020
Digital Advocacy During the COVID-19 Crisis
Mar 18, 2020
Coronavirus and Its Impact on Education
Jan 13, 2020
Education Policy Update
Nov 13, 2019
Working with State-Based Campaigns to Advance Higher Education Policy
Apr 24, 2019
4 Takeaways from the Opportunity Zone SuperConference
Nov 19, 2018
McGuireWoods Consulting Election Coverage
Mar 7, 2016
Illinois Update
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