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

State lawmakers are still ironing out the details of a $1 billion tax package with just a few hours left in the legislative ...

WATCH: WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined Sunday’s WGN Weekend Morning News to discuss the $55.2 billion state budget ...

The Illinois House of Representatives have voted to approve the state budget for Fiscal Year 2026 (SB 2510 HA 3) with a vote ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

Six more working days. Next Saturday’s the deadline for Illinois state lawmakers to pass a new budget. They’ve got more ...

Democratic members of the General Assembly had only seven minutes to spare before a key constitutional deadline to pass a ...

Illinois lawmakers went down to the wire as they were back on the floor Saturday for discussion to pass a budget just hours ...

State lawmakers are rolling up their sleeves and preparing to put on another pot of coffee as they race to finish the budget ...

Legislators have a handful of days left before the end of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, and the May 31 ...

Illinois legislators continue to discuss the annual spending plan behind closed doors, but some say there could be more work ...

The largest increases are on taxes of tobacco, vaping and sports betting, but there are also various changes to corporate ...