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The Democratic governor called the budget package one that would make “people-first investments while maintaining our positive fiscal trajectory and protecting working families from paying new taxes.”

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The details of Illinois’ budget raising social media, crypto and fantasy sports taxes and pausing a gas tax hike

A nearly $56 billion state spending plan is headed to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk after the Democratic-controlled Illinois legislature approved it in the early-morning hours of another overtime spring session. Here’s a look at tax changes it includes for the state budget year that begins July 1.

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