The Illinois House passed a $53.1 billion state budget early Wednesday morning, approving a plan that is $400 million more than Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed in February and raises taxes and makes ...

That marks a major departure from years when the state would post budget surpluses on his watch ... and Democratic supermajorities in the Illinois House and Senate would favor tax or fee increases ...

There were no high-profile debates the last couple of weeks during the Illinois veto session. Democrats re-elected Chris ...

Back in 2018, about midway through President Donald Trump’s first term, the Illinois Senate passed ... five-year budget projection late last month, and it was bad news for the state, to the ...

JB Pritzker talks with lawmakers on the floor of the Illinois House in April ... from about $980 million at the height of the state’s two-year budget impasse between Republican Gov.

(The Center Square) – A report forecasting major budget deficits for the state of Illinois is getting the ... deficits are despite tax increases passed during the spring legislative session ...

The relative financial calm that has marked Illinois Gov ... than $3 billion budget shortfall for the next fiscal year. That marks a major departure from years when the state would post budget ...