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Illinois is chasing a moving target as it tries to dig out of the nation's worst budget crisis, and $7.5 billion worth of unpaid bills hadn't even been…
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Two years with no budget have left the state of Illinois billions of dollars deeper in debt than when the budget impasse started. The state comptroller’s…
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A federal judge appeared conflicted over whether the Illinois state government should prioritize Medicaid payments — possibly at the expense of schools,…
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A Chicago tax policy and research group is urging Illinois lawmakers to pass a full budget instead of "piecemeal" solutions in the final weeks of the…
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Sixty one social service agencies suing the State of Illinois over the budget impasse got their day in court today. Providers of addiction treatment and…
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More than two dozen health care providers and insurance companies are telling a federal judge in Chicago they may have to stop serving some poor patients.…
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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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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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Those who work for Illinois organizations that provide services to survivors of domestic violence say the fact that there’s no funding for them in the...