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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration contends Attorney General Lisa Madigan's attempt to stop state employee paychecks amid the budget crisis is…
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Illinois has entered its 22nd month without a real budget. Among the state services most affected by the political fight are those that help victims of…
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Illinois lawmakers are working on legislation intended to help youth programs struggling under the state budget impasse. Youth services do things like…
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Some Illinois lawmakers who had their paychecks delayed by 9 months are expressing relief they’ll finally get their salaries. There was a popular slogan…
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A central Illinois center for addiction treatment will stay open for now, despite payment delays during the state’s ongoing budget crisis. After two...
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Dr. Ronald Lynch runs a family dentistry in Jacksonville. He says approximately 20 percent of his patients are state workers. Because Illinois is still...
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Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago announced that its employees will have to take five furlough days. It will also have to kick hundreds of…
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A St. Clair County judge has denied Attorney General Lisa Madigan's motion to halt state employee pay in the absence of a complete state budget. Illinois…
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Illinois officials waited more than five months to alert dozens of domestic violence programs that their funding had been eliminated, an omission that…
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Politicians of all parties often sidestep awkward questions. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner followed that tradition during a stop at Heartland Community...