The Joint Economic Committee projects 163,674 people in Illinois would lose Affordable Health Care Act coverage, and 335,000 ...

From executive orders, bills passed to ongoing public arguments and more: here's how President Trump's second term has ...

A higher cap on the deduction for state and local taxes is one element of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill that Gov. JB Pritzker ...

Amid staffing shortages and public concern over natural disasters, the National Weather Service is defending its ability to fulfill its core mission—even as it operates under the strain of past budget ...

Despite a last-minute plea to Illinois’ Republican congressional delegation from Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, all three members voted in favor of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ that passed the House ...

President Donald Trump’s landmark legislation ... for maneuvering around state budget concerns. Last week, Pritzker featured the owner of Billie’s coffee shop in Chicago talking about the local ...

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans earlier this month curtailed federal tax incentives for the solar energy industry and for individuals and companies that purchase solar panels. The ...

With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat in 2026 are hitting the campaign trail seeking to position themselves among ...

Starting in 2019, when the 2017 law took full effect, they could only deduct $10,000 of their $33,600 in state and local taxes. So they took the standard deduction. With the higher, itemized ...

Illinois Politics Pritzker warns 330,000 Illinoisans could lose Medicaid under Trump’s budget plan Trump has said he wants to sign the bill by Friday.

Under Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget plan, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration faces cuts, but NWS funding gets a proposed 6.7% increase.

The U.S. House gave final passage Thursday to a budget bill that will cut federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $1 trillion over 10 years.