SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign the 2026 budget into law Monday morning. State lawmakers passed the record-setting $55 billion plan two weeks ago. It includes hundreds-of-millions in education funding and an increase in taxes on sports betting and tobacco products.

Watch as Gov. JB Pritzker signs the fiscal year 2026 state budget. The $55.2 million fiscal year 2026 state budget passed the Illinois House of Representatives as the clock ticked down on the deadline on May 31.

Gov. JB Pritzker said while he wasn’t on Minnesota shooter’s “hit list,” there were names of “Illinois folks” found among the man’s possessions.

Texas Republican Rep. Brandon Gill cornered Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker during a fiery congressional hearing Wednesday, pressing him on illegal immigration, taxpayer funding for anti-ICE groups, and even the governor’s past statements encouraging men to use women’s restrooms.

Republican lawmakers grilled Democratic governors, while Pritzker defended Illinois' sanctuary policies and criticized President Donald Trump's agenda.

A measure Illinois lawmakers sent to Gov. JB Pritzker would streamline firearms ID process for low-level gun offenders.

The budget was hastily passed in the last two days of the legislative session in an effort to meet a June 1 deadline.