Take a deep dive into the $55 billion Illinois fiscal year 2026 budget to hear how the money moves and impacts Illinois residents. We pull directly from legislative debates in the midnight hours of the spring legislative session deadline. Of note, the budget passed both chambers at the end of May 2025 and was signed into law by the Governor for the start of the fiscal year on July 1, 2025.

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