Illinois Democrats passed a $55 billion spending plan, which includes $1 billion in tax hikes and increased spending by 38% ...

The Illinois General Assembly approached a deal on related property tax legislation, Rep. Mary Beth Canty said, widely seen ...

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

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

Central Illinois lawmakers had predictably partisan reactions to the official state budget for the next fiscal year. The ...

Illinois lawmakers failed to pass a bill at session's end on May 31 that would give Chicago-area transit agencies the funding ...

A controversial program that provides health insurance to more than 30,000 noncitizens between ages 42 and 64 will be cut.