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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Senate budget sponsor teases sales tax holiday on school supplies and gas tax freeze.
Some Democrats are pushing for more tax hikes while Republicans call for spending and tax cuts.
The bill calls for increasing tolls and a sales tax in the Chicago region.
Former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy announced he will run for U.S. Senate as the field of Republican candidates for ...
The budget measures passed just before midnight with little time for public review.
Proposals in the Illinois House and Senate would fundamentally alter public transit in Chicagoland.
Lawmakers are still debating transit funding reform with a month remaining in the legislative session.
The General Assembly’s independent forecasting commission is predicting revenue will not be as strong as Gov. Pritzker’s budget office expects.
In a final public transit hearing, downstate Illinois transit agencies joined Chicagoland operators in requesting more state funding to avoid ...
The minimum wage for Illinois teachers has been stagnant for nearly 40 years, but a bill which passed the state ...
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