SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate’s minority leader proposed legislation Tuesday to overhaul Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board after it released a convicted domestic abuser who then attacked a pregnant Chicago woman with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son. Republican Leader John Curran criticized Pritzker and said he plans legislation to […]
Gov. JB Pritzker announced a $52.7 billion budget proposal before the General Assembly on Wednesday. Pritzker’s sixth budget address as governor estimates the state will receive $52.9 billion in revenues, making for a $298 million surplus, for the fiscal year starting on July 1. Prior projections from the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget tallied […]
SPRINGFIELD — Facing a tighter budget outlook, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday unveiled a $52.7 billion election-year spending plan built on more than $800 million in tax increases that would largely fall on businesses, from large corporations to state-regulated sportsbooks. In his sixth budget proposal, Pritzker also laid out a long-term plan to manage […]