SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State lawmakers passed the budget for the next fiscal year, meeting their midnight deadline. Leaders worked late into the evening with just minutes to spare last night to pass the ...

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

The Illinois House and Senate need to approve a state budget plan before the legislative session ends Saturday. A $55 billion ...

The $55 billion budget plan unveiled Friday night by Democratic leadership would include new taxes on gambling as well as ...

A day after the budget was passed out of the House Executive Committee, the Senate held their own subject matter hearing on ...