State lawmakers built Illinois’ record $55.2 billion budget for 2026 on gimmicks, one-time fixes and piecemeal tax hikes.

There is plenty in the newly approved Illinois budget to wring one’s hands over, but for the suburbs specifically, perhaps ...

Legislators were unable to hash out a solution for Chicago's transit crisis before leaving Springfield on Saturday at the end ...

The head of one of Chicago’s top nonpartisan government research organizations said lawmakers made too many short-term ...

Budget talks took up most of the political bandwidth in the waning hours of the legislative session, leaving the big transit ...

A funding crisis, the result of the refusal of Democrats and Republicans to tax the wealthy, threatens catastrophic service ...

It's unclear if lawmakers will approve the $770 million needed to cover transit agencies’ budget holes in 2026 when federal ...

There’s no sign that anyone in Springfield or Chicago City Hall is willing to make the hard choices real leaders are supposed ...

Illinois’ spring session ends with a budget deal but no solution on transit, taxes or energy — leaving key challenges ...

State lawmakers missed a deadline Saturday to fill a $770 million budget gap being faced by the Regional Transportation ...

Villavalam pivoted with only hours to spare to a $1.50 charge on delivery of most retail products. The Senate approved the so ...