Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled a $52.7-billion state budget in a Wednesday address. The fiscal year 2025 budget (for the year starting July 1) “is responsible and balanced while providing record investments in child care and early childhood education, fully funding a $350 million increase in EBF for K-12 schools, making college more affordable through […]
New bipartisan measures aimed at ensuring the preservation of family farms in the event of a family member’s death were announced Wednesday after years of attempting to reform the Illinois
The bill would give the full tax credit of $300 per dependent to families making up to $75,000 a year, or to single-parent households making up to $50,000 a year.
In Illinois, state government has made yearly strides with school funding. We’d like to see that continue at a greater pace starting with this year’s state budget.