The transit agencies will each run out of pandemic relief funding at various points in 2026, creating deficits in their ...

Both the RTA and Chicago Transit Authority have meetings scheduled next week where talks will presumably focus on how the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top finance leaders urged aldermen to implement the tax soon during a Tuesday meeting of the City ...

State lawmakers last year approved ending the statewide 1 percent grocery tax in 2026. Municipalities now have the power to ...

More than 150 bills moved through the General Assembly in the final week of the legislative session and will make their way ...

It's unclear if lawmakers will approve the $770 million needed to cover transit agencies’ budget holes in 2026 when federal ...

WGN-TV political analyst Paul Lisnek joins Bob Sirott to share details about the latest state budget that passed over the ...

State Rep. Bill Hauter (R-Morton) said he is concerned with $1 billion in new spending, plus new taxes on nicotine products, ...

The Illinois budget, passed late Saturday, boosts K-12 education funding, provides special grants for safety-net hospitals, ...

The spending plan raises over $1 billion in revenue. News 8 spoke with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to hear their ...

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

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