That’s a drop in the bucket, however, compared to other states. California, for example, has a $12 billion gap (3.72 percent ...

The Illinois budget, passed late Saturday, boosts K-12 education funding, provides special grants for safety-net hospitals, ...

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

Some Illinois residents could see prices of a variety of items increase in coming weeks after tax rates were raised as part ...

The spending plan raises over $1 billion in revenue. News 8 spoke with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to hear their ...

Ben Szalinski with Capitol News Illinois joined The Current on News 8 to give us the latest.

Illinois legislators have approved a new state budget that raises taxes on legal sports wagers, causing betting stocks to ...