By Rock Island Today Reports |
Jun 14, 2024
Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed the largest-ever spending bill in Illinois history into law. The $53.1 billion budget, passed by the House at around 2 a.m. on the final day of the session, required approximately $1 billion in tax increases to fund. Representative Dan Swanson noted that the bill allocates almost four times as much on undocumented immigrants as it does on services for Illinois veterans. "I voted No, along with every other Republican," Swanson stated.