Details of $55.9B budget begin to take shape with 12 hours left in session
Senate budget sponsor teases sales tax holiday on school supplies and gas tax freeze.
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Reducing gas tax, prepping for future shortfalls among late budget sticking points
Some Democrats are pushing for more tax hikes while Republicans call for spending and tax cuts.
Lawmakers approve $1.5B transit funding package without statewide tax increases
The bill calls for increasing tolls and a sales tax in the Chicago region.
New Republican to run for Illinois governor as election season begins
Former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy announced he will run for U.S. Senate as the field of Republican candidates for ...
New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Democrats pass $55.2B budget
The budget measures passed just before midnight with little time for public review.
Lawmakers offer 2 incomplete pitches for public transit and funding reform
Proposals in the Illinois House and Senate would fundamentally alter public transit in Chicagoland.
With 1 month left in session, lawmakers near deal on public transit reform
Lawmakers are still debating transit funding reform with a month remaining in the legislative session.
Legislative revenue estimate more than $700M lower than Pritzker’s proposed budget
The General Assembly’s independent forecasting commission is predicting revenue will not be as strong as Gov. Pritzker’s budget office expects.
In final public transit hearing, downstate operators join chorus for more state funding
In a final public transit hearing, downstate Illinois transit agencies joined Chicagoland operators in requesting more state funding to avoid ...
Senate Education Committee votes to increase statewide teacher minimum wage
The minimum wage for Illinois teachers has been stagnant for nearly 40 years, but a bill which passed the state ...
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