A day ahead of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s annual budget address today, Senate Republicans said they want budget negotiations to ...

Education is a hot topic as budget talks heat up at the Illinois Capitol. State Rep. Will Davis chaired a meeting of the ...

One Illinois lawmaker is proposing the state government create its own version of DOGE, following the lead of Elon Musk, to take a sledgehammer to waste and excessive spending in Illinois' budget.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will deliver his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, and he’ll have to address a ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his budget address Wednesday amid a looming budget deficit of $3 billion. Legislators ...

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Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is challenging Gov. JB Pritzker, a fellow Democrat, to use his bully pulpit to strengthen ...

A bill that could help Indiana absorb nearly three-dozen Illinois counties breezed through committee Monday — although a ...

The relative ease of budgeting following the pandemic thanks to federal aid and strong tax revenue surpluses for the state ...

One Democratic lawmaker questioned whether the bill opens the door for some Indiana counties to move to Illinois. By Casey ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s favorability is at exactly 50% ahead of his annual budget address, a chance to win over the 46% ...

That’s where the “T” word comes in — “tax.” One legislator, state Sen. Robert Martwick of Chicago, who bills himself as a “real Democrat,” has proposed legislation calling for another vote on ...