“The budget presented here today undoubtedly represents a further expansion and growth of state government at a time when Illinois itself is contracted,” Curran said.īefore the plan began to move forward Thursday, House Democrats acknowledged the challenge of balancing requests from the various caucuses within their record 78-member supermajority with the need to stay within the overall spending level agreed upon by Pritzker, Welch and Harmon.ĭemocrats had to grapple with skyrocketing costs in a program that provides Medicaid-style health benefits for immigrants who are in the country without legal permission or otherwise don’t qualify for the traditional insurance program for the poor. And he said the budget is not friendly to big business, reflecting why companies like Caterpillar and Boeing have relocated offices out of state. He criticized the budget for ignoring the “overwhelming call for relief” from tax and utility costs that he believes are “crushing” families and small- and medium-sized businesses following the COVID-19 pandemic. Moments before the budget passed through the Senate, Republican Leader John Curran said the Democrats’ inclusion of his caucus in budget talks was “a step forward in our working relationships.” But he indicated that the final product of the budget “does not reflect the entire state of Illinois.” $12.9 Million Allocated To Urbana (The American Rescue Plan Act) $25.3 Million Allocated To Champaign (The American Rescue Plan Act) $5.6 Million Invested Into Champaign-Urbana (Back to Business Grants) 76 Businesses/Organizations Received Back to Business Grants 64 Illinois Department of Corrections Cases Resolved 103 Housing & Rental Assistance Cases Resolved 174 Unemployment Cases Resolved 38 Bills Passed in the General Assembly 94 Chief Sponsored Bills Since 2015 Lowered the Cost of Phone Calls From Illinois Prisons Expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit in Illinois Ended Cash Bail & Banned the Use of Chokeholds Codified Roe V.“I look forward to the House taking up this budget that will make child care and education more accessible, health care more affordable, and our state’s business and economic position even stronger,” Pritzker said. $12.9 Million Allocated To Urbana (The American Rescue Plan Act) $25.3 Million Allocated To Champaign (The American Rescue Plan Act) $5.6 Million Invested Into Champaign-Urbana (Back to Business Grants) 76 Businesses/Organizations Received Back to Business Grants 64 Illinois Department of Corrections Cases Resolved 103 Housing & Rental Assistance Cases Resolved 174 Unemployment Cases Resolved 38 Bills Passed in the General Assembly 94 Chief Sponsored Bills Since 2015 Lowered the Cost of Phone Calls From Illinois Prisons Expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit in Illinois Ended Cash Bail & Banned the Use of Chokeholds Codified Roe V. Lowered the Cost of Phone Calls From Illinois PrisonsĮxpanded the Earned Income Tax Credit in IllinoisĮnded Cash Bail & Banned the Use of Chokeholds $5.6 Million Invested Into Champaign-Urbana (Back to Business Grants)ħ6 Businesses/Organizations Received Back to Business GrantsĦ4 Illinois Department of Corrections Cases Resolvedġ03 Housing & Rental Assistance Cases Resolved
$25.3 Million Allocated To Champaign (The American Rescue Plan Act)
$12.9 Million Allocated To Urbana (The American Rescue Plan Act)
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