UPDATED: Pritzker signs bill giving state government pay raises, advancing ‘closing fund’
Officials at the highest levels of state government will receive substantial pay raises this month after the House and Senate ...
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State lawmakers pass measure limiting state investment in Russian assets
The Illinois House gave final passage to a bill aimed at prohibiting state investment in assets tied to Russia and ...
State general revenues top $50 billion for first time in FY 2022
State tax revenues grew by $5.5 billion in the fiscal year that concluded on June 30, exceeding $50 billion for ...
WITH PODCAST: Pritzker says balanced budget, ‘big things’ remain priority ahead of second term
Inflation, crime, pandemic response, abortion rights and Donald Trump are all set to be major issues in the 2022 race ...
ANALYSIS: Pritzker, Mendoza see record ‘rainy day fund’ balance as proof of fiscal achievement
The state’s “rainy day” fund – spent down to essentially nothing during the 2015-2017 budget impasse – now has its ...
UPDATED: Fitch, S&P announce Illinois credit ratings upgrades
Fitch Ratings on Thursday raised the state of Illinois’ rating for general obligation bonds two notches, to BBB+, while S&P ...
ANALYSIS: Late-night legislating not unusual in Illinois, but process can be messy
Illinois lawmakers approved a $46 billion budget after an all-night session, with debates over transparency and process.
What’s in Illinois’ $46 billion budget package?
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of bills Tuesday that make up a roughly $46 billion Fiscal Year 2023 state ...
Pritzker signs final first-term budget ahead of reelection push
Gov. JB Pritzker signed his final first-term budget into law Tuesday, a roughly $46 billion spending plan buoyed by pandemic-driven ...
Mendoza urges automatic payments into ‘rainy day fund’
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is pushing legislation that would require the state to make automatic deposits into its so-called “rainy ...
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