Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2019 “Rebuild Illinois” plan created automatic inflationary adjustments in the state gas tax, which could reach over $1 per gallon by 2056.

The new budget focuses on semantics rather than ensuring the right people receive SNAP benefits.

The spending plan passed in a familiar scramble in the final hours of the 104th Illinois General Assembly.

The state’s residents paid over $8,300, which was 18.5 percent more than the national average.

Illinois lawmakers’ late-night budget sets a new spending record financed by more tax hikes on the final day of legislative session.

Lawmakers plan to stop the automatic gas tax increase for six months but plan to use an unexpected $150 million in sales tax from high gas prices to balance the budget rather than benefit taxpayers.

Renewing the state pension buyout for two years means flexibility for retirees and savings for the state.