State lawmakers built Illinois’ record $55.2 billion budget for 2026 on gimmicks, one-time fixes and piecemeal tax hikes.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit ...

Lawmakers approved a budget and finished their spring session. But they might be coming back sooner than expected.

Republican Illinois Senate members are suing their Democratic peers over the last-minute rush to OK a $55 billion state ...

Legislative leaders need to start enforcing earlier deadlines for giant issues like omnibus energy proposal so they can deal ...

Last weekend the state enacted a $55.2 billion General Fund budget for its upcoming 2026 fiscal year. A sizable chunk of that ...

There’s no sign that anyone in Springfield or Chicago City Hall is willing to make the hard choices real leaders are supposed ...

With electric prices going up, advocates tried — and failed — to reform the energy sector - “Heading into the end of the legislative ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants "to reinstate a 1% grocery tax" in Chicago, according to Fox 32. Johnson's push for the ...

Illinois lawmakers have decided to delay a ban on “swipe fees” for another year as bankers are locked in a court battle with the state over the ban.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration has seen its staff cut by more than a third, and it's facing deep budget ...