budget

If you've always thought the weekend was the worst time to buy gas, you're wrong.

The money, held up for over two years because of a budget impasse, will go toward the airport’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility.

There's been a lot of buzz about Governor JB Pritzker's "progressive tax," so we asked Illinois Policy's Adam Schuster to break down the good and the bad for us.

With Illinois lawmakers taking up the topic of a progressive tax here in Illinois, Illinois Policy's Adam Schuster tells us why we should be very wary of it.

A new 5-cent statewide tax on plastic bags would hit up Illinois shoppers for as much as $23 million in state revenue. Chicago would be exempt from the new tax, since it already has a tax in place.

The city says it will not sponsor the fireworks due to budgetary constraints, among other reasons.

The new "budget," or more accurately, spending plan, passed in Springfield looks like more of the same old thing for Illinoisans.

Illinois only has until the end of May to get a budget passed. So will we get the full-year balanced budget or another stopgap or impasse? Place your bets.

Rockford aldermen, looking for ways to generate revenue for a city that desperately needs it, have approved a budget that includes a utility tax on natural gas and electricity.

There's been a lot of ink spilled and voices raised over the topic of budget cuts and their effect on the Winnebago County Sheriff's office. This morning, Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana joined us on the WROK Morning Show to give his thoughts.