CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's pushback on proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs. Sen. Dick Durbin joined other representatives and advocates from Citizen Action at the AIDS ...

The showdown between House and Senate Republicans is escalating as the two groups barrel ahead with their contrasting strategies to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda — with the upper ...

The mayor cannot afford to ignore rating agencies and taxpayers with a "scam," Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza ...

He has stuck a middle finger in the face of the American people,” U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (14th District) said, “and it’s ...

The board decided to table appropriations ordinances for the general fund and general assistance fund as some members aim to ...

In a pivotal year, the Cubs are more than $30 million beneath the $241 million luxury-tax threshold, according to FanGraphs.

"Obviously disappointed," Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Thursday morning at the team's Arizona facility.

The relative ease of budgeting following the pandemic thanks to federal aid and strong tax revenue surpluses for the state ...

Alex Bregman has reportedly made up his mind and picked the Red Sox. How do the Cubs move forward at third base after not reeling him in?

Uncertainty in federal funding under President Donald Trump's administration has made a tough state budget season even more ...

Gov. JB Pritzker will present his seventh budget proposal Wednesday as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue ...

Civic Federation Says Illinois Should Extend Sales Tax to Services to Help Bridge $3B Budget Deficit - “Illinois should extend its sales ...