U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood is voicing full-throated support for the massive Republican tax and spending bill, despite past ...

Thirty-four cities and counties, including Chicago and Los Angeles, have asked to join a California lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from cutting federal funding based on sanctuary ...

A second federal district judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate AmeriCorps workers who were ...

There’s plenty not to like about President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” not least of which is that it would enlarge the national debt. But at least one part of the budget bill stands to help t ...

Facing a tight budget year with constrained spending and limited natural revenue growth, the $55.1 billion fiscal year 2026 ...

Lawmakers vote to decrease funding for housing programs by more than $14M The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising ...

State Sen. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, supported a lot of aspects of this years state budget but shared he ultimately voted ...

CHICAGO – Last Friday, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board approved a resolution objecting to any decrease in funding for rental assistance in the U.S. Department of Housing ...

Local nonprofit leaders met during a roundtable to discuss what possible cuts to SNAP, Medicare, and Medicaid could mean for the QCA.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs $55.2B Illinois budget reliant on $700M of new taxes It's the largest budget in state history despite cuts and freezes ...