Budget + Tax
Illinois budget includes $200,000 to redefine ‘low-income’
The new budget focuses on semantics rather than ensuring the right people receive SNAP benefits. The Illinois State Board of Education expects the state’s number of “low-income” students to drop over the next several years. Instead of…
Illinois lawmakers push through record-high $55.9…
The spending plan passed in a familiar scramble in the final hours of the 104th Illinois…
Illinois ranks in top 10 for state and local taxes
The state’s residents paid over $8,300, which was 18.5 percent more than the national…
Illinois passes record $55.9 billion budget, with over…
Illinois lawmakers’ late-night budget sets a new spending record financed by more tax hikes…
Illinois set to suspend gas tax hike but sweep $150M in…
Lawmakers plan to stop the automatic gas tax increase for a year but plan to use an…
Pension buyout extension passes, forecast to save $1.4 billion
Renewing the state pension buyout for two years means flexibility for retirees and savings for the state. Lawmakers in Springfield just passed a two-year extension of the successful pension buyout program, creating more flexibility for…
Will new state budget skirt law meant to protect…
Year after year the state budget has diverted money meant for transportation to pay the…
Pritzker looks to give NASCAR, PGA up to $9 million in…
The proposed Illinois budget gives money to NASCAR and PGA as lawmakers weigh a Bears stadium…
Pritzker budget gives NASCAR, PGA up to $9 million in…
The proposed Illinois budget gives money to NASCAR and PGA as lawmakers weigh a Bears stadium…
Warning signs emerge as lawmakers rush to pass a 2027…
They are signaling a willingness to raise taxes as the May 31 deadline quickly…
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