Statehouse Reporter for Capitol News Illinois, Ben Szalinski, joined Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to talk about the latest ...

The narratives around Illinois' budget have sharply diverged, with Democrats touting the paydown of debts and credit rating ...

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit ...

Republican Illinois Senate members are suing their Democratic peers over the last-minute rush to OK a $55 billion state ...

Legislative leaders need to start enforcing earlier deadlines for giant issues like omnibus energy proposal so they can deal ...

Top Republicans, including President Trump, are criticizing the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office over its assessment ...

Chicago offers numerous affordable ways to enjoy the city during the summer, including free admission to museums, fireworks ...

The transit agencies will each run out of pandemic relief funding at various points in 2026, creating deficits in their ...

The Trump administration wants to allow a cutoff date for housing subsidies. The plan is deeply controversial, but Delaware ...

Recent migrants paid $10.1 billion in taxes but required $19.3 billion in services, with education and shelter driving the ...

The tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would likely gouge a hole in the federal budget. The ...