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Illinois’s $55 billion budget approved with less than 48 hours for public review
The Illinois state legislature passed a $55.2 billion budget in the final 48 hours of the legislative session, leaving little ...
State leaders, lawmakers react to $55.2B state budget that passed just before midnight deadline
WATCH: WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined Sunday’s WGN Weekend Morning News to discuss the $55.2 billion state budget ...
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Illinois Dems Lay Budget Woes At Trump’s Feet After Taxing Their Citizens Into Ground
Democrats hold a supermajority in Illinois, but Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker is blaming President Donald Trump for the state’s ...
5 things Illinois lawmakers did and didn’t get done in spring session
Budget talks took up most of the political bandwidth in the waning hours of the legislative session, leaving the big transit ...
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State budget sets aside additional 300 million for school funding
More money is coming to Illinois’ education funding.Lawmakers passed the state of Illinois’ budget for fiscal year 2026.It ...
Illinois has a $770M hole in the transit budget that could leave commuters stranded
The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend ...
Illinois legislators unveil $55.2 billion spending plan that cuts immigrant health care program
The budget proposal, revealed a day before a key deadline to pass it, includes more than $1 billion in tax increases — but ...
Rep. Regan Deering: Illinois doesn’t need a bigger budget — it needs a better one
As the Illinois General Assembly prepares to pass a new budget, the Democratic majority is talking about new tax hikes and ...