The tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would likely gouge a hole in the federal budget. The ...

The GOP's contentious budget bill narrowly passed in the House, faces dissent in the Senate and has drawn the ire of Elon ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal ...

With electric prices going up, advocates tried — and failed — to reform the energy sector - “Heading into the end of the legislative ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a $55.2 billion dollar budget for 2026. It includes a boost for public schools, but not ...

Dig down about a mile or two in parts of the United States and you’ll start to see the remains of an ancient ocean. The ...

The Illinois General Assembly sent Chicago transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff, adjourning without sending a funding ...

The mayor of Chicago has followed the lead of some Illinois state lawmakers by connecting state and local budget challenges with potential moves by the Trump administration.

Chicago-area transit agencies face a $771 million budget gap. Absent state action, they’re warning about a 40 percent ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

The largest increases are on taxes of tobacco, vaping and sports betting, but there are also various changes to corporate ...

Democrats in control of the Illinois General Assembly flexed their supermajorities to muscle through a $55.2 billion state ...