With the Illinois state legislative session ended, bills will start crossing the governor’s desk, some containing tax hikes, ...

The $55.2 billion spending plan is supported by $55.3 billion of revenue, including just over $1 billion in new taxes and ...

Business groups said the bill aimed at addressing rising power needs by adding wind and solar and battery storage would cost ...

Illinois criminal justice advocates tout ‘Clean Slate’ legislation as ‘economic boon’ By REILLY COOKMedill Illinois News ...

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

Four bills creating the new budget included thousands of pages of detail also submitted in the final 48 hours of the ...

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 ...

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...

(NEXSTAR) – On May 19, Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary drinks with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition ...