Eric Noggle

The strong close is mitigated by the fact that lawmakers already allocated more $830 million in supplemental fiscal year 2026 ...

Deputy Gov. Andy Manar warned lawmakers will have limited room for new spending.

The General Assembly’s independent forecasting commission is predicting revenue will not be as strong as Gov. Pritzker’s budget office expects.

The state’s two main fiscal forecasting agencies agree: Illinois’ finances will see a strong close in the final 3 ½ ...