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A major credit-rating agency has put Illinois under review for a rating downgrade even if lawmakers override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a long-elusive…
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Protesters have completed a 200-mile Chicago-to-Springfield march in support of a state budget that supports working-class people. More than a hundred…
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Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield today as state government is closing on 22 months without a budget, and prospects for an overall deal look…
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A day after the Illinois Senate failed to vote on its “grand bargain,” lawmakers are wondering how to pick up the pieces. Democrats were angry when most…
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Bruce Rauner says an undisclosed third party tried to help strike a budget deal between the Illinois governor and his main political rival - House Speaker…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner says he'll meet with legislative leaders to negotiate a budget deal, and he's willing to include money he vetoed for Chicago Public…
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Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger says lawmakers suing her to get back pay are "cowards." The Republican was named in a Cook County lawsuit by six…
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Illinois' top political leaders remain divided. Come tomorrow there will be only eight days left for them to reach a budget deal. It's crunch time, says…
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As Illinois edges toward the end of a fourth month without a budget, lawmakers will return to the capitol. Partisan fighting has made a deal evasive. In…
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The head of the Illinois Republican Party says he's standing behind Gov. Bruce Rauner's approach, seeking pro-business reforms ahead of agreeing to a…