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The state of Illinois has officially given human resources departments the information they need to start deducting more from workers' paychecks.The…
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Illinois Lottery officials say the state lost about $4 million by halting sales of Powerball and Mega Millions tickets due to the state budget…
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says a newly approved state budget was the result of bipartisan efforts to end a "destructive" impasse that has…
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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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The museum at Southern Illinois University has become another casualty of Illinois legislators' failure to come up with a state budget.Due to the ongoing…
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Stories of misery were told at a hearing on Illinois’ failure to pass a state budget. As IPR’s Brian Mackey reports, Democrats used the opportunity to…
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After missing a key deadline last night, there is still no deal to end the 2-year-long state budget impasse. And now Illinois Senate Democrats say they…
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Protesters have completed a 200-mile Chicago-to-Springfield march in support of a state budget that supports working-class people. More than a hundred…
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In a unanimous decision, Trustees have approved a plan to allow SIU Carbondale to borrow up to $35 million from SIU Edwardsville.
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The state treasurer says not enough people realize Illinois’ credit could soon be rated “junk.” That’s if lawmakers and the governor don’t agree on a…