A new Illinois law has allowed the Pritzker administration to address the state's current budget deficit by decoupling from ...

As state lawmakers look to plug budget holes by removing limits on state income tax rates, Illinois’ spending is set to ...

Read more: Requests for new K-12 funding in Illinois likely to outstrip available resources For the current fiscal year, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Gov. JB Pritzker took to the podium Wednesday for the annual State of the State address where he talked about the upcoming budget as well as other legislation. The two-term ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers have one week to pass a new state budget with little room for new spending and Congress presenting further challenges and uncertainty. Revenue projections had ...

New federal budget cuts could cost Illinois billions of dollars, according to a report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. The report highlights that cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, along with ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing programs is headed in the other direction. Facing a tight ...

Illinois and many other states are in a battle with the federal government about the role data plays in determining investment in communities to address public challenges. The newly passed 2026 state ...

Illinois sports betting operators are already paying higher state taxes, but Chicago’s revised budget keeps a city tax on the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Time is ticking for a budget in Illinois, and state lawmakers say they're cautiously optimistic about a deal. Springfield has until May 31 to come up with a budget; ...