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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 ...
5 things Illinois lawmakers did and didn’t get done in spring session
Budget talks took up most of the political bandwidth in the waning hours of the legislative session, leaving the big transit ...
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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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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 ...
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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (6/2)
Illinois Democrats pass budget in final minutes with sports betting tax hike- “Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state ...
Illinois lawmakers approve $55.2B budget, tax hikes on sports betting and tobacco just before midnight deadline
State lawmakers are still ironing out the details of a $1 billion tax package with just a few hours left in the legislative ...
Pritzker’s budget blame game: Trump
BUDGET BLUES: Gov. JB Pritzker praised state lawmakers Sunday morning for passing a balanced state budget and blamed a “Trump ...
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 ...