Just minutes before a crucial midnight deadline Saturday night, Illinois state lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state budget plan for the next fiscal year. But while the Illinois Senate advanced a measure to overhaul and provide hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for the Chicago area's mass transit system,

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday.

Illinois legislators late Saturday approved a $55 billion spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1, unsure how many federal dollars they can count on during President Donald Trump’s second term.