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Illinois nurses are calling on state lawmakers to restrict the number of patients under their care.Under the Safe Patient Limits Act, no nurse working in…
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Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield for their fall veto session beginning this week. On the agenda is a measure intended to make reports of the…
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An audit issued Tuesday shows Illinois government could not properly account for more than $7 billion paid to private medical insurance companies running…
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Illinois is racking up more debt than even its comptroller knows about. Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of bills are awaiting payment. They're part…
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Billions of dollars in cuts are part of a possible budget for next year. So are higher taxes.Illinois built up a deficit over the years; the current…
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Last month, Gov. Bruce Rauner unveiled his budget --- chock full of cuts to state programs. But now it's the legislature's turn to take a swipe at a state…
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The Illinois House overwhelmingly rejected a so-called "doomsday budget" Friday — one that does not rely on extending 2011's income tax hike. It would…
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Changing political parties may have seemed like an obvious decision for state Rep. Paul Froehlich. In 2006, the Schaumburg lawmaker was a Republican who…