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

The revenue bill creates a tax of 25 cents per wager for a sports betting licensee’s first 20,000 wagers accepted, and 50 ...

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

Democratic members of the General Assembly were confident they’d pass the budget by a midnight deadline, but weren’t as sure ...

The Illinois House and Senate need to approve a state budget plan before the legislative session ends Saturday. A $55 billion ...

State lawmakers are still ironing out the details of a $1 billion tax package with just a few hours left in the legislative ...

Legislators were seemingly on board with the latest plan to reform the Chicago-area transit system — but miles apart on how ...

Heeding Gov. JB Pritzker’s warning that he would veto a plan that relied on increases to the state’s sales or income taxes, ...

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent The federal sentence for Gangster Disciples founder Larry ...

Illinois Democrats introduced what a leading budgeteer described as a $55 billion budget Friday evening ahead of a Saturday ...