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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 ...
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State of Illinois Highlights Historic $500 Million Investment in Site Readiness Following Balanced Budget Passage
SPRINGFIELD, IL Following the passage of Governor JB Pritzker’s seventh consecutive balanced budget, the State of Illinois ...
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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 ...
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Breaking down Illinois' new $55.2 billion budget
Democrats in control of the Illinois General Assembly flexed their supermajorities to muscle through a $55.2 billion state ...
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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 legislators left Springfield without funding public transit (for now). Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra, Pace
Lawmakers still have time to avert a $771 million fiscal cliff. But transit agencies like the CTA will start planning now for ...
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 ...
A bill to reform Chicago's mass transit and charge a $1.50 delivery fee stalls in Illinois House
A bill to reform mass transit around Chicago passed the Senate 32-22 shortly before midnight, but the measure — and its ...