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The Trump administration’s tax and spending bill is prompting reaction from both sides of the aisle, including in Illinois.
Trump's 2026 spending plan serves as a starting point for negotiations with lawmakers and will likely change as the ...
After Illinois lawmakers passed a budget with cuts and tax hikes, Gov. JB Pritzker blamed the state’s fiscal challenges on President Trump.
Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...
The Congressional Budget Office projected President Trump's tariffs could raise trillions of dollars over the next decade — ...
The former head of the Department of Government Efficiency said the president's budget package was a "disgusting abomination.
Illinois taxpayers still don’t know how much of their money will be spent by the state of Illinois next fiscal year or ...
The Illinois Association of Area Agencies on Aging held a day of action to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Older ...
A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...
Chicago-area transit agencies face a $771 million budget gap. Absent state action, they’re warning about a 40 percent ...
that’ll be good for the residents of Illinois.” Tight fiscal picture, federal funding uncertainty complicate state budget talks Although the GOP has little power to effect change, House ...