Illinois could lose $48 billion in Medicaid funding after Congress passed a $1 trillion budget bill, threatening coverage for ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state budget package minutes ahead of a key constitutional deadline Saturday night, relying on tax hikes that would hit smokers ...

Illinois' General Assembly sent nothing to Gov. JB Pritzker on public transit before its legislative session ended this weekend, pushing Chicago-area transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff.

In Illinois, 1.9 million residents receive SNAP benefits, including more than 891,000 people in Cook County. Approximately 3.4 million Illinoisans are covered by Medicaid.