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Illinois prisons officials have told state lawmakers that they need an extra $420 million to get through the rest of the budget year.Illinois Department…
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Southern Illinois University trustees at their next meeting are to consider a plan to gradually shift state funding from the Carbondale campus to the…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says lawmakers need to approve a supplemental spending bill to ensure the Department of Corrections can get through the rest of…
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The state's education chief says that the $350 million boost promised to public schools this year will be distributed beginning in April. State schools…
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A Cook County commissioner says a deal has been reached to repeal a Chicago-area tax on sweetened beverages. Commissioner Sean Morrison said Friday 11…
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Illinois State University says it raised $21.4 million in private dollars during fiscal year 2017 -- the third-best year on record.The figure is less than…
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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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Republicans in the Illinois Senate have elected Sen. Bill Brady to serve as the chamber's minority leader.The Republican from Bloomington was selected to…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says if legislators fail to send him a budget by Friday, he'll extend a legislative special session until they "get the job…
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Illinois Senate President John Cullerton is urging the House to take action on the Senate-approved budget plan during next week's special session. The…