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Illinois’ revenue numbers can ebb and flow like the tide, and that’s been the case during the first two months of the 2023-24 fiscal year.

Chicken Little has issued regular warnings of an impending economic recession, but it’s yet to happen.

Chicken Little has issued regular warnings of an impending economic recession, but it’s yet to happen.

Thanks to $3.8 billion in federal aid — much of it related to the coronavirus pandemic — Illinois collected a record-setting total of $53.1 billion in revenue for the just-completed

A $575 million increase at the end of the fiscal year gives Gov. Pritzker leeway in budget talks as fears of recession persist.

With two months to go before the adjournment of Illinois’ spring legislative session, Gov. JB Pritzker’s state budgeting task may have gotten easier Tuesday.

$575 million increase gives Pritzker leeway in budget talks as fears of recession persist

$575 million increase gives Pritzker leeway in budget talks as fears of recession persist

$575 million increase gives Pritzker leeway in budget talks as fears of recession persist

Illinois' current budget surpluses offer an opportunity to help bolster the state's fiscal foundation as it navigates persistent pension strains and economic threats, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability said.