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A pair of credit rating agencies on Tuesday issued warnings on the finances of both the state of Illinois and its largest city.Moody's Investors Service…
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But Chicago is far from the only Illinois municipality with underfunded pension systems, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker has rejected the idea of a state…
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Lawmakers haven't touched state pension benefits in the nearly year-and-a-half since the Illinois Supreme Court ruled their last attempt unconstitutional.…
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As the clock ticks down on the General Assembly, lawmakers are struggling to avoid the debacle of public schools not opening in the fall. But they’re…
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The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday struck down another attempt to control the cost of government pension benefits.This time it was Chicago city…
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This week, Governor Bruce Rauner said he wants to prevent Syrian refugees from entering Illinois, the state Supreme Court heard arguments concerning a…
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Illinois Issues editor Jamey Dunn talks with University of Illinois Chicago political science professor Dick Simpson about Chicago's budget situation and…
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This week, the Illinois Supreme Court struck down the 2013 pension legislation that would have cut retirement benefits for state wokers. Meanwhile, the…
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The Illinois Legislature adjourned its spring session having passed a new state budget and other key measures, but leaving some business undone. Here's a…
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While Illinois lawmakers continue to debate whether to extend the income tax increase. But that's not the only source of money being considered. Backers…