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Schools are set to receive payment from the state in just three days, but that can’t happen until the Illinois legislature approves a new “evidence-based”…
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We talked to leaders at the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and The Civic Federation to learn about their insights on the state's first spending…
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A tax increase is not the only change coming for some Illinois residents as the new budget package is rolled out. The General Assembly approved a tax…
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Who has been hurt the most by shifts in the Illinois economy?Chad Broughton, then a sociologist at Knox College, watched closely when Galesburg’s major…
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Illinois spent last fiscal year without a budget. During that time, billions of dollars were cut from core services. The state also ran up billions of…
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Illinois has more than $100 billion in pension debt. So far, attempts to fix it have been mostly illegal.Editor's note March 31, 2016: A recent study puts…
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The way schools are funded in Illinois has been getting a lot of attention lately. The WUIS Education Desk presents a discussion entitled "Transforming…
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Opponents of Governor Pat Quinn's proposed income tax increase say it will chase jobs out of Illinois. A new report that challenges that assumption.What…