Illinois spending

A second major credit rating agency has downgraded Illinois' rating, citing financial "mismanagement" by state leaders amid a yearlong budget impasse. S&P…

On Wednesday, tempers at the capitol flared; but Thursday the legislature's top Republicans shifted toward an optimistic stance on the budget situation.

A potential new state budget barely passed the Illinois House last night, but Gov. Bruce Rauner is already signaling a veto. The Republican says the...

CHICAGO (AP) - A newspaper analysis has found Illinois' 20 members of Congress have gone on 70 foreign trips to 44 countries in the past two years,…

Governor Bruce Rauner is continuing his public campaign for pro-business, union-weakening measures before compromising on a state budget. Illinois has…

Illinois is ringing in the fiscal new year with 6-point-1 billion dollars in unpaid bills. As IPR'S Brian Mackey reports, it's only expected to get…