Illinois lawmakers worked right up to the May 31 deadline to pass a $55.2 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. State Democrats say the plan accounts for an uncertain future, while ...

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

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

Illinois sports betting and a recent tax hike could have consequences for the online gaming industry nationwide, Wall Street ...

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

Lawmakers still have time to avert a $771 million fiscal cliff. But transit agencies like the CTA will start planning now for ...

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 ...

After Illinois lawmakers passed a budget with cuts and tax hikes, Gov. JB Pritzker blamed the state’s fiscal challenges on President Trump.

Illinois lawmakers approved next year’s budget at the close of the spring legislative session. Here is what they agreed on ...

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

President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska's vast pipeline system and build a massive ...