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Within a polarized U.S. is there enough credible media to bring audiences to a middle ground? NPR Illinois General Manager Randy Eccles, Director of UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program Jason Piscia and editorial writer for the Chicago Sun-Times Suzanne McBride discuss the state of media in a summit hosted by UIS and the University of Illinois System’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs.

Jamey Dunn-Thomason is Senior Coordinator of Strategic Communications at the Institute of Government & Public Affairs for the University of Illinois…

Commentary: The time has come to stop talking about a 'truly balanced budget'“Let’s get a truly balanced budget ... ” Gov. Bruce Rauner and his aides, in…

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…

The governor describes the stopgap budget as a bridge to reform. But it could also be called an excavator — digging the state’s fiscal hole deeper.After…

A new analysis found that Illinois lost out on millions of dollars when it sold bonds last week.Martin Luby, with the University of Illinois’ Institute of…

Years of mismanagement led to the state’s current fiscal crisis. A recent report from the University of Illinois’ Institute of Government and Public…

Illinois legislators will return to Springfield Tuesday, leaving them one last day to get a budget deal in order. This year's spending plan expires at…

The latest state job numbers are out and the news for Illinois is mixed. The unemployment rate is down. But fewer people were hired than expected, and…

Illinois' pension overhaul is tied up in a court challenge. But even if it remains law, cuts to state employees' and public school teachers' retirement…