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Illinois' Democratic controlled House approved a $53.1 billion state budget and a set of tax hikes that hew closely to what Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed in February.
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The Illinois state House of passed the budget bills comprising the largest budget in state history at around $53.1 billion.
After a near-derailment and an all-nighter to wrap up the General Assembly’s spring session, supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House gave final legislative approval to the state budget as the
It took multiple votes in the early morning hours, but Illinois lawmakers have passed a $53.1 billion state budget that Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign.