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This week, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced $700 million in cuts to the current fiscal year's state budget; a special investigating committee looking into…
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This week, Governor J.B. Pritzker told state government agencies to prepare for across the board budget cuts. The Big Ten sports conference declared that…
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State agencies are getting a warning from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget office: Be prepared to make significant cuts next year.A memo orders…
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A recent report shows Illinois is facing a teacher shortage. But changes to teachers’ pensions — including cutbacks on the state’s share of contributions…
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Commentary: Is democracy a root cause of the state's budget woes?As the governor and legislature have grappled in a historic death match over their views…
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New projections show nibbling around the edges of the state’s budget problems will get Illinois nowhere. The state may have gone for nearly a year and a…
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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 lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow the governor to make unilateral budget cuts. But it could also impact the state's access to…
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When the state finally has a budget, who will be left out?Illinois is facing the very real possibility of going for more than half of the current fiscal…
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Local health departments are responsible for everything from restaurant inspections, regulating private sewage systems and water wells and investigating…