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Illinois Lawmakers Pass Budget

Illinois lawmakers pass $55.2B budget. Here's what you need to know

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

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Illinois lawmakers pass budget with tax hikes on tobacco, gambling — but adjourn without transit, Bears stadium

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

CBS News on MSN · 3d

Illinois lawmakers pass $55 billion state budget, but fail to approve mass transit funding before end of spring session

The $55 billion budget plan unveiled Friday night by Democratic leadership would include new taxes on gambling as well as tobacco and vape products.

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Illinois Dems Lay Budget Woes At Trump’s Feet After Taxing Their Citizens Into Ground

Democrats hold a supermajority in Illinois, but Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker is blaming President Donald Trump for the state’s ...

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State of Illinois Highlights Historic $500 Million Investment in Site Readiness Following Balanced Budget Passage

SPRINGFIELD, IL Following the passage of Governor JB Pritzker’s seventh consecutive balanced budget, the State of Illinois ...

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State leaders, lawmakers react to $55.2B state budget that passed just before midnight deadline

WATCH: WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined Sunday’s WGN Weekend Morning News to discuss the $55.2 billion state budget ...

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McLean County school leaders disappointed new state budget doesn’t help more with busing and other mandated costs

Public school educators got some of what they wanted in the new state budget, but McLean County superintendents say there are ...

The Pantagraph2d

Breaking down Illinois' new $55.2 billion budget

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

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Amid Court Battle, Illinois Lawmakers Look to Push Back ‘Swipe Fees’ Ban

The ban was supposed to take effect on July 1, but lawmakers voted with strong bipartisan majorities Sunday morning to pass ...

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Inside Illinois’ FY 2026 budget: little to no new funding for K-12 schools, early childhood education

Illinois lawmakers approved the FY 2026 budget over the weekend as the session came to an end. This year, there are small ...

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Chicago mayor labels state budget 'austere,' wants tax on 'ultra-rich'

The mayor of Chicago has followed the lead of some Illinois state lawmakers by connecting state and local budget challenges with potential moves by the Trump administration.

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