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Campus communities in the state feel the consequences of drastic higher education cuts. Editor's note: The state is once again without a spending plan for…
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A year-end overview of 2016, in which Illinois finds itself in much the same situation as it was 12 months ago, but with an even deeper budget hole and…
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Illinois' stopgap spending plan expires December 31st and there is still no sign of a budget agreement. State workers continue to be paid, but social…
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Illinois hasn't had a true state budget for a year and five months. Even so, there's some talk of trying to work ahead on a spending plan for the…
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Those who work for Illinois organizations that provide services to survivors of domestic violence say the fact that there’s no funding for them in the…
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Nuclear plant workers in Clinton and Quad Cities — not to mention Exelon and ComEd shareholders — got a helping hand from Gov. Bruce Rauner and the…
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With just one month until Illinois government loses spending authority, the state's political leaders remain sharply divided on how to unwind the…
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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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Democratic leaders met for the the first time in months. Judging from their diverging responses, you might wonder if they were actually in the same room.…
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The state's top political leaders got together in Springfield Wednesday for the second time in as many days. A prime topic of conversation in the…