Pritzker signs $55.1B state budget reliant on $700M of new taxes

Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget on June 16^ outlining $55.1 billion in state spending. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget on June 16, outlining$55.1 billion in state spending. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois Bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com  Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois’ fiscal

Lorde to embark on fall 2025 North American tour

Lorde at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Forum in Inglewood^ USA on August 27^ 2017.

Lorde has announced Ultrasound, her North American and European headlining tour. Breaking the news on Instagram, Lorde shared a tour poster featuring a blue X-ray photo — similar to her June-slated fourth album’s cover art — writing: