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 ...

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

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

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

In the days following the end of the session, Illinois State Senator Dave Koehler of Peoria looked back at the tense spring ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s record $55.2 billion budget relies on Illinoisans paying over $394 million in new or higher taxes on ...

Illinois Democrats passed a $55 billion spending plan, which includes $1 billion in tax hikes and increased spending by 38% ...

CTA, Metra, and Pace officials are preparing "doomsday budgets" after Illinois state lawmakers didn't address the Chicago ...

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

WATCH: WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined Sunday’s WGN Weekend Morning News to discuss the $55.2 billion state budget ...

Illinois lawmakers approved next year’s budget at the close of the spring legislative session. Here is what they agreed on ...