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About a dozen Illinois newspapers are using their front pages to send a blunt message to the state's political leaders to end the state's year-old budget…
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Illinois lawmakers' will be back in Springfield in early November, after their session Tuesday led to no new agreements on a state budget. The state has…
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The Illinois House Tuesday held a moment of silence in honor of Decatur Mayor Mike McElroy.He recently died in a car crash, while driving himself to the…
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State representatives have returned to Springfield to re-consider a temporary budget. A vote is scheduled for Thursday. Illinois has been without a…
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Democrats have had a monopoly on state government the past twelve years. But the election of Republican Governor Bruce Rauner will bring the GOP back to…
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Republican Bruce Rauner spent his first full day as Illinois' governor at the Statehouse, where his agenda included leading a meeting with the General…
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Legislators will be back in Springfield Thursday for a special session. They're set to debate holding a special election for the office of Comptroller.…
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The Illinois General Assembly has voted to make same-day voter registration a permanent feature of Illinois elections.Democrats allowed it for the first…
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A statewide coalition is calling for state lawmakers to raise the minimum wage during veto session. The group, Raise Illinois, wants the legislature to…
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Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield Tuesday after two weeks away. The top issue this spring remains whether to let the temporary tax increase drop at…