Alleging the Trump administration wants to take health care away from people, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week signed a state budget that does just that. Come July 1, the $55.2 billion fiscal year 2026 Illinois state budget removes the provision Pritzker had previously enacted to give state taxpayer subsidies to the

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the $55.2 billion budget for the state that was passed by lawmakers at the end of their spring session.

The $55.1 billion state spending plan signed into law Monday by Pritzker marked one of the toughest budget seasons of his tenure, amid federal funding uncertainty under President Donald Trump.