Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker invoked a fairy tale about magic beans and a giant during his annual state of the state and ...

Pritzker will have to address how the state plans to cover what was projected to be a budget deficit of more than $3 billion.

Pritzker called for a roughly 3% spending increase to $55.2 billion in FY2026 that will be supported by a similar increase in ...

Gov. JB Pritzker took to the podium Wednesday for the annual State of the State address where he talked about the upcoming ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is set to unveil his 2026 budget proposal at the annual State of the State budget address on ...

SPRINGFIELD — As lawmakers look to shape state spending that accounts for a projected $3.2 billion deficit, agriculture industry leaders in Illinois ... Rose said the budget deficit is expected ...

Illinois’ budget outlook, which went from embarrassing to respectable in less than a decade, is today best described as “challenging.” Illinois has eliminated massive bill backlogs, earned ...

A legislative forum hosted by the Quad Cities Chamber on Friday found one clear point of consensus from Illinois ... give his State of the State in February, where he'll lay out his budget plans.

The Illinois ... state’s projection for the following fiscal year, FY27, envisions a $4.3 billion deficit. So, adding another billion-plus on top of that seems untenable, even though these ...

It's advising politicians in Springfield to take bigger steps to solve the state’s financial ... The Trump effect adds to Pritzker's budget woes Pritzker says Illinois is 'on guard' for any ...

(WAND) — Illinois congressional leaders and advocates argue the country needs a federal budget that prioritizes ... "Half of the children born in this state are paid for by Medicaid," Sen.