Revenue projections had already been declining as the spring session has progressed. Now, lawmakers who have long feared ...

A small government office with some 275 employees has found itself caught in the political crossfire as Congress debates ...

The list includes 96 counties and seven cities in Illinois the administration claims obstruct federal immigration laws.

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

The list, which was riddled with misspellings, included sparsely populated counties that have little interaction with ...

Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords will stop accepting ...

Gov. JB Pritzker says he knows state lawmakers face a tough challenge to pass a balanced budget by the end of the month.

The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget lowered revenue projections ... “This growing national instability poses a serious risk to Illinois’ continued economic progress and outlook.” ...

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

It’s shaping up as a tough week for spend-happy Illinois legislators who face a Saturday deadline to pass a budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.

Illinois lawmakers have approved a $55.2 billion budget with new taxes on sports betting and nicotine, plus cuts to immigrant ...