Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords will stop accepting ...

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

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

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

Some state Republicans, who are in the minority in both chambers of the statehouse, lobbed criticism at the quick nature of ...

Illinois legislators late Saturday approved a $55 billion spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1, unsure how many ...

The narratives around Illinois' budget have sharply diverged, with Democrats touting the paydown of debts and credit rating ...

Statehouse Reporter for Capitol News Illinois, Ben Szalinski, joined Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to talk about the latest ...

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

State lawmakers sent Gov. JB Pritzker a $55.2 billion budget on May 31 that raises $1 billion in new revenue and increases ...

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

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...