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Illinois lawmakers return with $2.2B budget gap, affordability focus

Affordability will be a key political theme of the coming Illinois General Assembly as leaders signal proposals from health care to a Bears stadium will be filtered through a cost-of-living lens.

SPRINGFIELD — In an election-year General Assembly session where what won’t pass will likely be as telling as what might, Illinois lawmakers return to the Capitol facing a familiar but narrowing path: avoid politically radioactive fights, plug a more… [13420 chars]

Source: Chicago Tribune | Published: 2026-01-11T11:00:14Z

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