Some state Republicans, who are in the minority in both chambers of the statehouse, lobbed criticism at the quick nature of ...

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

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

The $55.2 billion Illinois spending plan raises over $1 billion in revenue. Income and sales taxes aren't affected.

Illinois Democrats passed a $55 billion spending plan, which includes $1 billion in tax hikes and increased spending by 38% ...

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

Democratic members of the General Assembly had only seven minutes to spare before a key constitutional deadline to pass a ...

The House passed the $55 billion spending plan shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, moving the measure over to the Senate.

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

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

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

The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend ...