Legislature Bumps Right up Against Midnight Deadline as They Pass $55 Billion Budget

Illinois lawmakers approve $55.2 billion budget, hit brakes on transit reform, energy package

Democrats in control of the Illinois General Assembly flexed their supermajorities to muscle through a $55.2 billion state budget plan at the 11th hour.

Legislature bumps right up against midnight deadline as they pass $55 billion budget

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- It was a race against the clock as lawmakers tried to pass a budget package before the midnight deadline. Ultimately, they were able to get it done, getting the three branches of the budget package passed minutes before the start of June. The budget includes $55.2 Billion dollars in spending, and is balanced using just over one billion dollars in new tax increases. Democrats will also move money out of certain fund…

Illinois lawmakers pass budget with tax hikes on tobacco, gambling — but adjourn without transit, Bears stadium

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a Bears stadium hanging.

Illinois Democrats pass budget in final minutes with sports betting hike

Democratic members of the General Assembly had only seven minutes to spare before a key constitutional deadline to pass a spending plan.

Illinois taxpayers to pay $1 billion more in taxes for approved $55B budget

(The Center Square) – Illinois taxpayers are on the hook for over a billion dollars of tax increases to fund a $55 billion budget, the most expensive spending plan in

Local legislators balk at budget – Muddy River News

State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) says the $55.2 billion spending plan passed at the last hour Saturday represents a nearly 40 percent increase since the current administration took office in 2019 and also requires an extra $1 billion in taxes.“Gov. Pritzker has made it abundantly clear that Illinoisans are not his priority. By any financial measurement, such out-of-control spending is not sustainable, and puts Illinois’ fiscal future in jeopardy,…