First Reading is a newsletter for Illinois legislators. It includes articles alerting legislators to issues of interest to them as well as biographies of newly elected legislators after each election and summaries of important bills from each session. It also contains abstracts of reports filed with the General Assembly.
A monthly report from the Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability on topics related to the States finances and the economy. The report contains an update on State revenue from taxes, fees, and other sources, along with current economic indicators. In addition to these items, the briefing often has articles on such topics as the economy, employment, wages, inflation, taxes, debt, spending, and other topics related to State finance and budgeting. The briefing usually is released on the first or second business day of the month.