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 ...

Lawmakers approved a budget and finished their spring session. But they might be coming back sooner than expected.

Legislative leaders need to start enforcing earlier deadlines for giant issues like omnibus energy proposal so they can deal ...

Top Republicans, including President Trump, are criticizing the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office over its assessment ...

Chicago offers numerous affordable ways to enjoy the city during the summer, including free admission to museums, fireworks ...

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

With electric prices going up, advocates tried — and failed — to reform the energy sector - “Heading into the end of the legislative ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants "to reinstate a 1% grocery tax" in Chicago, according to Fox 32. Johnson's push for the ...

The tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would likely gouge a hole in the federal budget. The ...

Recent migrants paid $10.1 billion in taxes but required $19.3 billion in services, with education and shelter driving the ...