New legislation will reduce SNAP benefits for eligible Illinois residents and tighten eligibility requirements. An estimated ...

(The Center Square) – The largest taxpayer spending plan in Illinois state history was signed Wednesday. Approved by the House last week, and the Senate the week before that, the budget spends ...

Illinois lawmakers budgeted $500,000 for Lincoln College in a state budget that went into effect July 1—even though the small private institution closed in 2022, WICS News Channel 20 reported.

In another short-term revenue move, Illinois lawmakers July 1 turned to vape and other nicotine product tax hikes to allow ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker unveiled his 2026 budget proposal at the annual State of the State budget address on Wednesday. “This proposed budget enacts cost-saving ...

In the wee hours of Saturday morning, the Illinois House approved a $50.4 billion state budget that Democrats called a financially responsible and “compassionate” spending plan — and ...

S PRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers approved the $55.2 billion state budget and $1.1 billion tax package minutes before their midnight deadline Saturday night.

A day after Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic lawmakers announced a budget agreement, a revised version of the state spending plan moved a bit further along, passing the Illinois Senate late Thursday.

Illinois just passed its biggest budget ever, surpassing $50 billion in state spending for the next fiscal year. Governor JB Pritzker touts the budget’s advantages for families, with funding in ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Senate Democrats on Sunday approved a $53.1 billion state spending plan, keeping much of fellow Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s original proposal in place but boosting ...

Illinois residents could soon be in for some big changes -- particularly in their wallets -- as state lawmakers are expected to cast a pivotal vote on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposed by Gov ...

After a near-derailment and an all-nighter to wrap up the General Assembly’s spring session, supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House gave final legislative approval to the state budget as ...