Pritzker Celebrates FY26 Budget Despite GOP Concerns About $55.2 Billion Spending Plan

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* ICYMI: New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Democrats pass $55.2B budget. Capitol News Illinois… Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes on sports bets, nicotine products and businesses. The budget marked a roughly 3.9% spending increase from the current year, [...]

Illinois GOP chair Salvi: Gov. 'Pritzker and Illinois Democrats have driven our state into the ground'

Kathy Salvi, chair of the Illinois Republican Party, said that Democratic leadership has mismanaged the state budget amid negotiations in Springfield. The statement was made in a press release."JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats have driven our state into the ground," said Salvi.In late May 2025, Illinois lawmakers passed a $55.2 billion state budget just before the General Assembly's deadline, following heated debates in Springfield. According …

New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Illinois passes $55.2B budget

Illinois lawmakers have approved a $55.2 billion budget with new taxes on sports betting and nicotine, plus cuts to immigrant health care programs.

Illinois lawmakers pass budget

The $55B budget now heads to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk.

New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Democrats pass $55.2 billion budget

Democrats said it was the best budget they could manage in a difficult year. To address potential uncertainties stemming from federal policy changes, they gave the governor authority over a

Pritzker celebrates FY26 budget despite GOP concerns about $55.2 billion spending plan

Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated the passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget just hours after the spending plan passed out of both chambers.