State lawmakers missed a deadline Saturday to fill a $770 million budget gap being faced by the Regional Transportation ...

Illinois lawmakers have approved a $55.2 billion budget with new taxes on sports betting and nicotine, plus cuts to immigrant ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes on sports ...

Legislation to save public transit from a $771 million budget shortfall passed the Illinois Senate Saturday but fizzled in ...

Illinois lawmakers passed bills on issues from abortion rights to gun safety during the final days of the General Assembly’s ...

Democrats said it was the best budget they could manage in a difficult year. To address potential uncertainties stemming from federal policy changes, they gave the governor authority over a ...

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

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

Democrats in control of the Illinois General Assembly flexed their supermajorities to muscle through a $55.2 billion state ...

Illinois lawmakers have passed a $55.2 billion budget for the new fiscal year, including increased taxes on tobacco products and sports betting.