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Legislators who've been privately working for the past month to craft a temporary budget have one drafted, but that doesn't make it a done deal.The strain…
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By the end of next week, Illinois will have gone a full nine months without a budget. And yet, the state's top politicians still aren't talking. The…
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Mark your calendars. A date has been set. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has called a meeting with the legislature's leaders to talk about the budget impasse…
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Members of the Illinois House and Senate will be in Springfield again Tuesday, but there's still no budget deal for them to vote on.Illinois' public…
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For the first time in three weeks, state representatives will convene in Springfield Thursday.Not much has changed in those three weeks. There's still no…
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Illinois' legislature and the governor remain at a standoff, as Illinois enters its seventh week without a budget. The budget dispute isn't really about…
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As Illinois' $36-billion budget remains in limbo, the state's top political leaders have been focusing on a much smaller number: roughly $250,000 in…
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Illinois' high court has been asked to decide once and for all whether Illinois can pay government workers when there's no state budget.Despite the budget…
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Despite uncertainty bred from dueling court rulings ... Illinois' Comptroller is issuing paychecks to state employees. It's a continued issue, as Illinois…
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A Cook County judge's ruling Tuesday that state employees won't receive their salaries during a budget impasse adds a new wrinkle as the Republican…