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The Illinois Senate was poised for a vote late Thursday on a $50.6 billion state spending plan that was an altered version of what Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the state legislature’s Democratic leaders presented as a done deal a day earlier.

Negotiations over the Illinois budget continued in the final stretch of the -extended spring session after top Democrats announced a deal Wednesday.

The agreement included a summary of top-line spending in fiscal responsibility, education, fighting poverty, health and human services and economic development.

Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed to a framework for next year’s roughly $50 billion state spending plan, even as negotiations continued in the final stretch of lawmakers’ already-extended spring legislative session. 

The Illinois State Senate has approved a $50 billion budget, which now heads to the State House.

The Illinois House is going to work until the early hours of Saturday morning to finalize a $50.6 billion state spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois House is planning to work until the early hours of Saturday morning to finalize a $50.6 billion sta...

The Democrat-controlled Senate approved the budget with a 34-22 vote on Thursday evening, which will allocate an additional $100 million to higher ed, $85 million for homelessness and $200 million toward pension plans.

The Illinois House is planning to work until the early hours of Saturday morning to finalize a $50.6 billion state spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

Lawmakers had planned to adjourn last week, but negotiations on a new budget forced them to miss the self-imposed deadline.