State lawmakers built Illinois’ record $55.2 billion budget for 2026 on gimmicks, one-time fixes and piecemeal tax hikes.

Lawmakers approved a budget and finished their spring session. But they might be coming back sooner than expected.

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

Republican Illinois Senate members are suing their Democratic peers over the last-minute rush to OK a $55 billion state ...

Legislative leaders need to start enforcing earlier deadlines for giant issues like omnibus energy proposal so they can deal ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants "to reinstate a 1% grocery tax" in Chicago, according to Fox 32. Johnson's push for the ...

Recent migrants paid $10.1 billion in taxes but required $19.3 billion in services, with education and shelter driving the ...

New taxes are set to hit the books in Illinois now that Gov. JB Pritzker's state budget has been approved. The state General Assembly passed Pritzker's record-breakingly large budget Sunday, approving ...

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

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration has seen its staff cut by more than a third, and it's facing deep budget ...

As property taxes continue to rise, Illinois officials consider bills that could offer some relief to homeowners In Cook ...

With emergency federal aid drying up and ridership still below pre-pandemic levels, transit agencies in Chicago and ...