The revenue bill creates a tax of 25 cents per wager for a sports betting licensee’s first 20 million wagers accepted, and 50 ...

Entering a legislative session amid questions about whether he’d run for a third term, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker outlined an ambitious agenda that ended with mixed results. In a State of the State ...

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

In addition to passing a $55 billion state budget, the Illinois General Assembly passed and punted on various legislation ...

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said he came to the state because he believes it will one day be blue — ...

The $55.2 billion spending plan is supported by $55.3 billion of revenue, including just over $1 billion in new taxes and ...

Central Illinois lawmakers had predictably partisan reactions to the official state budget for the next fiscal year. The ...

In a sit-down interview with the Washington Examiner, LaHood said he’s happy with his current job representing Illinois’s ...

Illinois legislators passed a record-high $55.1 billion state budget, which includes funding for local K-12 schools, Rockford ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker waits to speak during a Democratic National Convention ... Pritzker could argue his business success makes him an effective leader—but without the chaos and baggage ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently criticized “do-nothing” Democratic politicians who ... Pritzker’s speech, which also touted his success as a Democrat governor in cleaning up messes ...