Commentary: The governor's plan would rely on some iffy savings from shifting pensions costs to schools and universities and getting state workers to pay more for their health care.

A University of Illinois economist says he was hoping to hear more from the governor on how to tackle the state's long-term fiscal issues.

When out campaigning, Governor Bruce Rauner has been making big claims about lowering taxes. But there was little follow-through in Wednesday's budget proposal.

Read and listen to Republican Governor Bruce Rauner's fourth annual budget address to the Illinois General Assembly.