If the projections hold true, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker could face difficult financial decisions, from increasing taxes to cutting spending. The relative financial calm that has marked Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s six years in office may soon be coming to a close as his administration Friday forecast a more than $3 billion budget shortfall for the
New law also lays out safety requirements for future carbon sequestration projects.
Governor says he will speak as surrogate in Indiana, Ohio later this week.
Measures also include reforms to electoral college electors and voter registration data.
It brings in over $1 billion in new taxes, but proponents say the taxes don’t severely hit individual pocketbooks. There’s a $200 million increase on sports betting operations and more than half a billion by limiting annual claims on business operating loss.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the state budget on Wednesday that eliminates the statewide, 1 percent grocery tax. Because the tax was a source of revenue for local governments, the city of Champaign is looking for ways to offset a loss of about $2.7 million per year.
Illinois’ largest-ever spending plan increases education, human services, infrastructure funding.
Jurors convicted Trump on all 34 counts after deliberating for 9.5 hours. As the verdict was read, he sat stone-faced in court, looking down.
Council to recommend how the Illinois Medicaid program can cover new, expensive therapies.
State’s top utility regulator up for Senate confirmation vote.
New spending focused on building Chicago’s shelter capacity, getting migrants to permanent housing.
Think Big America is set up as ‘dark money’ group, though governor is its sole donor.
Governor calls attacks ‘sickening’ at pro-Israel rally, acknowledges ‘many peace-loving Palestinians’.
Buses from Texas accelerate as Illinois counts 15,000 new arrivals in 13 months.
Governor J-B Pritzker hopes lawmakers will come up with an amended version of SB76, a bill he vetoed on August 11 that would have ended Illinois’ moratorium on building nuclear power plants.