Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

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

The Congressional Budget Office projected President Trump's tariffs could raise trillions of dollars over the next decade — ...

Wonder how many Lake County lawmakers actually read this document that received little public review and was hastily adopted ...

The Trump administration’s tax and spending bill is prompting reaction from both sides of the aisle, including in Illinois.

A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois financial year 2026 budget bill was released Friday with a total of $55.2 billion in spending.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen is urging the public to call Republican lawmakers to protest proposed cuts to food aid and health ...

An economic slowdown partially fueled by tariff turmoil has forced West Coast states to lower revenue projections and slash ...

“There’s still a lot that has to get done. You have to take your time and get it right. You can’t rush and get it wrong,” ...

With the clock ticking down, Democratic state lawmakers filed a $55.3 billion spending plan that relies on more than $1 ...