Gov. JB Pritzker's budget plan includes no new taxes, would cut healthcare for immigrant adults without legal status
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday unveiled his $55.2 billion state budget plan 2026. The spending plan would be the largest in Illinois history, but comes with no new taxes.
Gov. JB Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes in budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed growing spending by about $2 billion without new income or service taxes in the upcoming fiscal year - though his administration acknowledged policy changes by the Trump administration could drastically alter the fiscal landscape.
Pritzker’s Proposed $55.2 Billion Budget Includes No New Taxes, Some Cuts in Care for Non-Citizens
Pritzker’s budget team provided a rosier projection of an extra $1.5 billion in revenue growth, meaning he has to cover a $1.7 billion budget gap to balance the budget, rather than the $3.2 billion deficit previously estimated.
Pritzker’s proposed budget to eliminate health care program for non citizen adults
Governor Pritzker pitched his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year Wednesday and while it doesn't include tax increases, it does make some cuts. The proposed budget eliminates a health care program for non citizen adults.
Pritzker's $55.2 billion budget has no new taxes, cuts health care for adults lacking legal status
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday unveiled a $55.2 billion spending plan with an unexpected “budget surplus” — but noted the uncertainty of state funding under President Donald Trump, while also nixing a health care program for adults who lack legal status to save the state millions.
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Johnson has Chicago wish list for Pritzker's budget proposal
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he hopes Illinois Governor Pritzker’s budget proposal includes substantial investments in ...
Pritzker touts $55.2 billion budget with no new taxes, likens Trump Administration to Nazi Germany
The Democratic governor also peppered his seventh budget blueprint — which Republicans derided as the largest in state history — with key policy proposals for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Pritzker calls $55.2B budget ‘responsible and balanced’ – but warns Trump policies could upend it
An improved revenue forecast is helping ease pressure on state finances as Gov. JB Pritzker calls for tightened spending to ...
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"We don't have kings in America": Pritzker goes after Trump while unveiling budget
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a $55 billion budget — which Republicans say is the largest in the state's history — in ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to deliver State of the State budget address
Pritzker will have to address how the state plans to cover what was projected to be a budget deficit of more than $3 billion.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget proposal includes increases for K-12 schools and early childhood education
Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his 2026 budget address on Wednesday. Here is what he asked lawmakers to approve for early childhood, ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson escalates push for CPS to pick up pension payment, borrow more money
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is instructing the school board to move ahead on accepting the costs of a $175 million pension payment that has been a political hot potato between City Hall and ...
Pritzker delivers ‘State of State’ budget address
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will deliver a combined state of the state and budget address in Springfield Wednesday. He is ...
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Analysis: In budget address, Gov. Pritzker talks no new taxes but ‘tightening of belts’
Gov. JB Pritzker took to the Illinois House floor in Springfield Wednesday to issue his seventh State of the State address.