Gov. JB Pritzker signs the Fiscal Year 2025 budget at the state office building in Chicago on Wednesday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]   

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois’ Fiscal Year 2025 budget on Wednesday totaling $53.1 billion of spending — the largest in state history. The governor’s signature represented the end of a challenging legislative process that drew dissent from many Democrats.