Illinois' economy will underperform the Midwest and the U.S. over the next year, due largely to the effects of federal policies, according to an economic forecast.

Read what candidates in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate think about the top issues of the day.

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Gov. JB Pritzker's new budget report is likely to send a message that the state doesn’t have room for new spending programs in the upcoming fiscal year.

Illinois is set to lose more than $500 million in federal funding due to Trump's budget bill, according to a new report.

GOMB’s October report pegged the FY27 deficit at $2.2 billion if lawmakers didn’t make any changes to spending or taxing ...

The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget says tax provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill Act would reduce state revenue ...

State data obtained by the Sun-Times identifies where SNAP recipients say they work as expanded employment requirements could push as 400,000 off the food assistance program this spring.

Medicaid pays for more than 40% of births in the U.S. and an even higher percentage in rural areas, according to KFF.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s budget office is warning that the state is facing higher costs and more uncertainty as ...

Gov. Pritzker says Illinois’ tax hit from federal law changes is smaller than feared — but looming cuts to SNAP, Medicaid and aid could cost billions.

The formal adoption of the schedule comes weeks after the federal government reduced the number of recommended immunizations ...