Illinois Senate approves $50.6 billion state budget as Democrats finally find common ground
The Democratic-controlled Senate approved the budget by a 34-22 vote without any Republican support.
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The Democratic-controlled Senate approved the budget by a 34-22 vote without any Republican support.
(The Center Square) – A new law limiting where citizens can bring some legal actions against the state to Sangamon or Cook counties already faces a legal challenge. The attorney who filed the case in Madison County dares the Illinois A...
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a measure that requires lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of executive orders or state laws to be filed in either Cook or Sangamon county.
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.
The measure, which supporters say puts a stop to "venue shopping," is headed to Gov. Pritzker to sign.