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The new session of the Illinois Legislature is underway with the largest percentage of Democratic lawmakers serving in Springfield in more than five…
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CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed Illinois' new state budget, the first full-year spending plan he's enacted since taking office in 2015.The…
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DuPage County Board Vice Chairman John Curran has been appointed to fill the Illinois Senate seat held by GOP leader Christine Radogno before she…
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Cook County officials say they expect to issue the 10 thousandth marriage license to a same-sex couple this week. Cook County Clerk David Orr held a news…
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The Illinois legislature passed a short-term budget today. The 18-month plan partially closes out the fiscal year that ends today, and includes spending…
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Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and leaders in the Illinois Legislature have begun meetings to negotiate a bipartisan budget deal. Democratic state Senate…
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The Illinois Legislature plans to reconvene next week as the state approaches a second year without a budget. Senate President John Cullerton says they…
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College student Jaclyn Smith says the state budget impasse is not only affecting her, it's affecting her unborn child. Smith... who is six-months…
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It’s been 10 months since the Illinois Supreme Court struck down the state’s last attempt at a pension overhaul. Legislators have yet to decide what to do…
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Democrats in the Illinois legislature approved legislation today to require arbitration for union contract disputes.The state's biggest public employee…