{"id":2441666,"date":"2025-06-02T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinoiss-55-billion-budget-approved-with-less-than-48-hours-for-review\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T09:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:01:08","slug":"illinoiss-55-billion-budget-approved-with-less-than-48-hours-for-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinoiss-55-billion-budget-approved-with-less-than-48-hours-for-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois&#8217;s $55 billion budget approved with less than 48 hours for review"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinoiss-55-billion-budget-approved-with-less-than-48-hours-for-review%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2441666&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the Illinois state legislature recently approved a $55.2 billion budget just before the end of the legislative session, allowing less than 48 hours for public scrutiny. This rapid passage of four budget bills came after months of closed-door negotiations, with the final vote taking place late on a Saturday night, just in time to avoid a requirement for a supermajority. Critics, particularly from the minority Republican party, have condemned the haste of the process, arguing that it prevents proper public oversight.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trimming-nasa-to-focus-on-lunar-space-race-is-a-good-move\/\" title=\"Trimming NASA To Focus On Lunar Space Race Is A Good Move\">budget plan involves<\/a> a 3.9% increase in spending compared to the previous year and will be supported by approximately $55.3 billion in revenue. Governor JB Pritzker hailed it as the seventh consecutive balanced budget, citing meaningful cuts in governmental expenses. While the budget avoids raising taxes on residents, it expands taxes on foreign businesses and raises rates on tobacco, vaping products, and sports gambling. Key issues like a $770 million funding gap for Chicago transit services remain unresolved,with lawmakers expected to find solutions in the near future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Illinois&rsquo;s $55 billion budget approved with less than 48 hours for public review<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2135771\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Illinois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Illinois<\/a> state legislature passed a $55.2 billion budget in the final 48 hours of the legislative session, leaving little time for public review.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The four bills that made up the budget were part of a slew of legislation introduced and passed in the last two days of the state legislative session. Had lawmakers not been able to pass this by the June 1 deadline, it would have required a three-fifths majority to pass a budget, not just a simple majority, per the Illinois Constitution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3426166\/independent-womens-voice-sunlight-campaign-abigail-spanberger\/\">Women&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rights group launches ad campaign<\/a> against Spanberger in Virginia: &#8216;She&#8217;s an extremist&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3426491\/georgia-democrats-stacey-abrams-state-legislature-races\/\">Georgia Democrats look to Stacey Abrams for help in state legislature races<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3424244\/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-race-comments\/\">Chicago&#8217;s government-by-racism is failing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Illinois House approved the final bill on Saturday at 11:53 p.m., a little more than a day after the first spending details were publicly revealed following months of negotiations behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<p>Some state Republicans, who are in the minority in both chambers, were critical of the budget&rsquo;s quick passage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re rushing this process like we always do. &lsquo;Let&rsquo;s hide this stuff. Let&rsquo;s hide it so that the public doesn&rsquo;t see it until it&rsquo;s too late,&#8217;&rdquo; Republican state Rep. John Cabello said.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed spending plan will be funded by $55.3 billion of revenue, which includes a 3.9% spending increase from the current year. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jb-pritzker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JB Pritzker <\/a>(D-IL) touted the budget as the seventh consecutive balanced budget.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been prudent this year about making cuts to government where we thought we could,&rdquo; Pritzker said. &ldquo;There are hundreds of millions of dollars of cuts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3395273\/angriest-democrat-jb-pritzker-in-the-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pritzker<\/a> and other state Democrats have said it was the best budget they could put forward in a difficult year that will likely be filled with uncertainties from the federal government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>State lawmakers included a provision giving the governor authority over a new $100 million &ldquo;emergency&rdquo; fund to address any pulled funding from the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am very pleased to be able to present a balanced budget crafted to be fiscally and socially responsible, because we see the decisions made in Washington right now are neither,&rdquo; said House Majority Leader Robyn Gabel, a Democrat. &ldquo;Erratic leadership in Washington has affected our economic outlook, our revenue projections, and even threatened federal funding for our most crucial services.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pritzker said, &ldquo;Even in the face of Trump and Congressional Republicans stalling the national economy, our state budget delivers for working families without raising their taxes while protecting the progress we are making for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-caucus-proposes-plan-to-avoid-default-if-biden-mccarthy-fail-to-reach-debt-ceiling-deal\/\" title=\"Bipartisan Caucus Proposes Plan to Avoid Default If Biden, McCarthy Fail to Reach Debt-Ceiling Deal\">long-term fiscal health<\/a>.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The budget will expand state taxes on foreign and out-of-state income for businesses and raise tax rates on tobacco, vapes, and sports gambling. It will also eliminate fund balances from several lesser-known and underutilized state funds. Illinois lawmakers did not approve funding for the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium using tax dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The state also did not agree on a solution to close a $770 million funding gap for transit services in the Chicago area. Transit officials have warned that this could result in decreased service and frequency.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3427031\/darin-lahood-republicans-illinois-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">REPUBLICANS SEE DARIN LAHOOD AS &lsquo;BEST CHANCE&rsquo; FOR SENATE FLIP IN BLUE ILLINOIS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pritzker said lawmakers will need to address transit funding as quickly as possible but expressed confidence that they will over the next few months.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need transit reform,&rdquo; Pritzker said. &ldquo;We need to make sure we&rsquo;re addressing the needs of commuters, not just in the city of Chicago or Cook County or in the collar counties but all across the state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2135771\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2135771\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois passes $55.2 billion budget with minimal public review<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2441667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/il-statehouse.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4886,4463,10680,5045,6413],"class_list":["post-2441666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-approval","tag-budget","tag-finance","tag-government","tag-illinois"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/il-statehouse.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441666"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441670,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441666\/revisions\/2441670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}