Financial

Illinois' unemployment rate has hit its lowest level in more than a decade.The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday that the…

The Chancellor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says the campus is implementing a financial and budget plan that can sustain a budget…

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has presented an $8.6 billion budget to the city's aldermen that would spend about $289 million more than last year's funding…

A national group aiming to rejuvenate struggling neighborhoods in Peoria is opening a Financial opportunity Center Tuesday. Peoria’s Local Initiatives…

Wall Street's view of Illinois' financial health has taken a hit, thanks largely to the state budget that took effect at the start of this month. As IPR’s…

Peoria County officials say they have serious financial concerns over the way its public defender service was managed. Peoria Public Radio’s Alex Rusciano…

The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission is falling short of its mission to manage its finances. Peoria Public Radio’s Alex Rusciano reports that’s the…

Peoria, Woodford and Tazewell counties will consider giving the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission $250,000. Peoria Public Radio’s Alex Rusciano…

The group working to revitalize Peoria’s struggling neighborhoods hopes to open a Financial Opportunity Center in 2014. Peoria’s Local Initiatives Support…

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka is traveling the state this week to announce a new database that will make local government financial information…