With the clock ticking down, Democratic state lawmakers filed a $55.3 billion spending plan that relies on more than $1 ...

Illinois Democrats introduced what a leading budgeteer described as a $55 billion budget Friday evening ahead of a Saturday ...

Illinois House Majority Leader Robyn Gabel, a Democrat representing Evanston, added an amendment containing the language from ...

Looking for ways to balance the state budget, Democratic lawmakers turned to taxes on smoking and gambling, according to a ...

Criminal justice reform advocates say legislation to seal criminal records for certain nonviolent crimes, which passed Friday ...