Illinois' budget blues were around long before Trump's cuts

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Feb. 22, 2026, 2 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 22, 2026, 2 p.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/22/pritzker-budget-address-tax-reform-fiscal-general-fund-trump-ralph-martire

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][26] * [ Facebook ][27] * [ Bluesky ][28] * [ Email ][29] * [ Reddit ][30] * [ Flipboard ][31] Gov. JB Pritzker just put a [ $56 billion ][32] general fund budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 on the table. Of that amount, roughl...