Greg Bishop talks live with state Rep. Jed Davis about his budget proposal and the process of getting a state spending plan ...

Given that state spending has ballooned by 43% just in six years, we’d say the best approach is to reduce spending.

Meanwhile in the Illinois Statehouse ... what the Federal Reserve is going to do,” Sturm said. The governor’s $55.2 billion budget is based on the December S&P Global forecast that projected ...

While representing just a 1% decline, the forecast complicates an already tight fiscal picture as Pritzker and state ...

Illinois lowers its FY26 revenue forecast by $536M, forcing tough budget talks and potential cuts to state services.