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 ...

The narratives around Illinois' budget have sharply diverged, with Democrats touting the paydown of debts and credit rating ...

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

At Illinois Public Media’s WILL, which serves central Illinois, public broadcasting cuts would mean a sharp reduction in ...

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

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

Democrats hold a supermajority in Illinois, but Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker is blaming President Donald Trump for the state’s ...

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...

“The Trump administration and his policies ... “It would be beyond the scope of our budget right now to be able to do that.” ...

Illinois legislators have approved a new state budget that raises taxes on legal sports wagers, causing betting stocks to ...

State lawmakers voted to end Illinois' 1% grocery tax, but here in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to extend the grocery tax into 2026, in attempt to help balance the budget.