budget agreement

An exchange between a former Illinois governor and a current state representative highlighted political divides at last night’s forum on the state budget.…

The Illinois Supreme Court won't immediately consider Attorney General Lisa Madigan's appeal of a circuit court ruling that state workers must be paid…

Illinois' attorney general says she will appeal a judge ruling denying her request to stop paying state workers unless lawmakers resolve an ongoing budget…

Chicago's Civic Federation has laid out a map to lead Illinois out of the fiscal abyss. The non-partisan government research organization says Illinois’…

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he’s close to reaching a short-term budget deal with Democrats.“What we’ve been told is that we’re very, very close.…

Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner says he's hopeful he and Democratic lawmakers can reach a 2-year budget deal by the end of next month. The…

Gov. Bruce Rauner says this week's meeting with legislative leaders about the state budget impasse was productive even though House Speaker Michael…

Illinois has been operating in a partial government shutdown for almost four months now, but Governor Bruce Rauner says he sees a light at the end of the…

A major credit rating agency is warning legislators and Gov. Bruce Rauner that they need to reach a budget agreement by late September, or else incur…

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and democratic lawmakers have each offered up budget plans for the state. But an analysis found that both would leave the…