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Illinois rental assistance program sees funding cut for 2026 budget in another blow to state, city housing programs
Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords will stop accepting ...
Illinois’s $55 billion budget approved with less than 48 hours for public review
The Illinois state legislature passed a $55.2 billion budget in the final 48 hours of the legislative session, leaving little ...
State leaders, lawmakers react to $55.2B state budget that passed just before midnight deadline
WATCH: WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined Sunday’s WGN Weekend Morning News to discuss the $55.2 billion state budget ...
Republicans ask court to find Illinois’ budget violated three readings rule
Several Republican state legislators say they will be irreparably harmed if a court doesn’t stop the state from enacting the ...
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Inside Illinois’ FY 2026 budget: little to no new funding for K-12 schools, early childhood education
Illinois lawmakers approved next year’s budget at the close of the spring legislative session. Here is what they agreed on ...
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Illinois adds $394M in taxes on Airbnb, Velo, DraftKings as it yanks property tax break
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s record $55.2 billion budget relies on Illinoisans paying over $394 million in new or higher taxes on ...
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State of Illinois Highlights Historic $500 Million Investment in Site Readiness Following Balanced Budget Passage
SPRINGFIELD, IL Following the passage of Governor JB Pritzker’s seventh consecutive balanced budget, the State of Illinois ...
Pritzker’s budget blame game: Trump
BUDGET BLUES: Gov. JB Pritzker praised state lawmakers Sunday morning for passing a balanced state budget and blamed a “Trump ...