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After 19 months without a state budget, Illinois senators today were not yet ready to move forward on a compromise plan intended to end the impasse.…
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Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing is among those attending the US Conference of Mayors in Washington D.C. She says a common idea being heard is that...
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Michael Madigan was re-elected speaker of the House today in Springfield. It was the opening day of the 100th General Assembly. And Madigan used the…
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The Illinois Board of Higher Education has approved $17 million in emergency funding to help three financially-strapped state universities through the end…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner and Illinois lawmakers are contemplating dire economic forecasts as they meet in search of a state budget deal. Legislative leaders met…
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Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has asked the top leaders in the Illinois General Assembly to meet ahead of the veto session next week. State legislators…
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Many state lawmakers in Illinois are in campaign mode right now. And that means nothing is being done about the state budget. Lawmakers and the Governor…
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John Slayton and the Illinois State Fairgrounds Foundation have their work cut out for them. Last month Gov. Bruce Rauner named Slayton, a Springfield…
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Parkland College's president says it will lay off about nine employees after Tuesday because of the state budget deadlock.President Tom Ramage says nearly…
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says layoffs of county workers and program cuts are possible because the state of Illinois doesn't have a…