The U.S. Senate is weighing a provision in the budget, which already passed the House, banning the enforcement of state ...

The head of one of Chicago’s top nonpartisan government research organizations said lawmakers made too many short-term ...

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 narratives around Illinois' budget have sharply diverged, with Democrats touting the paydown of debts and credit rating ...

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

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

The Illinois state legislature passed a $55.2 billion budget in the final 48 hours of the legislative session, leaving little ...

Illinois lawmakers approved the $55.2 billion state budget and $1.1 billion tax package minutes before their midnight ...

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

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

Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords will stop accepting ...

Some Illinois residents could see prices of a variety of items increase in coming weeks after tax rates were raised as part ...