Lawmakers plan to stop the automatic gas tax increase for six months but plan to use an unexpected $150 million in sales tax ...

Illinois lawmakers’ late-night budget sets a new spending record financed by more tax hikes on the final day of legislative ...

Renewing the state pension buyout for two years means flexibility for retirees and savings for the state. Lawmakers in ...

A tragedy in October 2022 prompted Williams to devote himself to community restoration. He was delivering food for his business in Carbondale, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from ...

Actuaries say Illinois needs to put in $17 billion a year to fix the plans, but the 2027 plan calls for far less.

Year after year the state budget has diverted money meant for transportation to pay the bills. It’s a good bet the fiscal 2027 budget will do it again. Illinois’ sales tax on gas is supposed to go ...

Thirteen county boards to date have adopted resolutions pushing for the governor to opt into a donor-funded federal program for academic needs. UPDATE, May 29: The Saline County Board passed a ...

The proposed Illinois budget gives money to NASCAR and PGA as lawmakers weigh a Bears stadium tax break, putting taxpayers on ...

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, ...

The proposed state budget would pay to develop a new definition in the face of federal changes to the SNAP program. In the wake of federal changes to the SNAP program to promote work and ensure the ...

Under the measure, aspiring barbers, cosmetologists and others would have a path to a license that doesn’t require expensive ...