1% grocery tax to resume, gas tax to increase as new fiscal year begins July 1
Expiring temporary tax relief measures were aimed at curbing inflation
Pritzker signs bills altering Illinois’ health insurance market
Legislation authorizes state-based marketplace, rate review
St. Louis-to-Chicago Amtrak route begins faster service
$2 billion project covers speed increase, safety upgrades, new cars
Starbucks employees in Urbana strike over LGBTQ and economic concerns
Urbana Starbucks workers are picketing.
Illinois wants more EVs on the road, but the new budget just reduced funding for EV rebates
The new budget, signed into law last week, includes $12 million for the EV rebate program, officials said. That’s about $7.3 million less than was spent on the rebate program last year.
Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default
The Treasury Department had warned that the country would start running short of cash to pay all of its bills on Monday, a development that would have sent shockwaves through the U.S. and global economies.
Illinois Chamber of Commerce President dead at 57
Maisch died Wednesday at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was 57. No cause of death was given.
Biden to say default ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on debt ceiling deal Friday evening
The legislation was passed by the Senate late Thursday night after being approved by the House the previous night. Biden is expected to sign the measure on Saturday.
Watch Live: President Biden Address About Debt Deal
President Joe Biden will address the nation Friday evening from the Oval Office on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit and averts a U.S. government default.
Illinois downstate delegation splits vote to raise debt ceiling
The votes on raising the nation’s debt ceiling fell along party lines among the downstate Illinois congressional delegation.
Miller says she will vote against debt limit deal
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL15) says she will not support the debt ceiling deal negotiated by President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy.
After years of planning, a casino opens in Danville
Nearly a year after a groundbreaking ceremony, a new casino opened to the public for the first time on Saturday in Danville’s Eastgate area. Initially, the casino will be open eight hours a day, closed on Tuesdays.
Debt-ceiling deal: What’s in and what’s out of the agreement to avert US default
A source familiar with the deal says it would keep non-defense spending roughly flat in the 2024 fiscal year and increase it by 1% the following year, as well as provide for a two-year debt-limit increase.
State budget clears first hurdle with Senate vote — but elected school board map hits possible stall until next year
The plodding along on the state budget could still see the Illinois House passing the $50.6 billion spending plan by Friday.
Senate Democrats send budget to House, teeing it up for early Saturday morning vote
Measure came to vote after frenzied two days of closed-door negotiations.