That’s a drop in the bucket, however, compared to other states. California, for example, has a $12 billion gap (3.72 percent ...

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

At Illinois Public Media’s WILL, which serves east central Illinois, public broadcasting cuts would mean a sharp reduction in ...

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

State lawmakers voted to end Illinois' 1% grocery tax, but here in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to extend the grocery tax into 2026, in attempt to help balance the budget.

Democrats in control of the Illinois General Assembly flexed their supermajorities to muscle through a $55.2 billion state ...

The tech mogul is urging followers to pressure lawmakers to “KILL THE BILL,” potentially undermining a key plank of President ...

The mayor of Chicago has followed the lead of some Illinois state lawmakers by connecting state and local budget challenges with potential moves by the Trump administration.

The Illinois General Assembly sent Chicago transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff, adjourning without sending a funding ...

A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...

The school's flagship campus, which has the second largest number of international students of all public universities in the ...

Illinois lawmakers have approved a $55.2 billion state budget that includes a new tax on online sports wagering, part of a ...