Pritzker signs nearly $56B budget with new business taxes as he seeks 3rd term ^24.4%

STLPR - By Ben Szalinski - 6/16/2026, 8:46 PM

Negativity Bias 15.4% - Framing Effect 11.5% - Appeal to Emotion 11.3%

Gov. JB Pritzker signed the eighth budget of his tenure on Tuesday as he and Illinois Democrats gear up for an election-year battle centered around affordability — though he had to issue a clean-up veto aimed at addressing late-night drafting errors. The fiscal year 2027 spending and corresponding revenue plans that will take effect on... more