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Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has lost his $28,000 annual state pension. He’s serving a 15-month prison sentence for banking violations —…
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The last time the General Assembly tried to make school funding more equitable across Illinois, the legislation got derailed largely due to a fight over…
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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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It's a rare occurrence of late: A credit rating agency saying something positive about Illinois' finances. But the comment published Tuesday by Moody's…
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An overhaul of the retirement benefits Illinois gives state employees, public school teachers and university workers has been the subject of talks between…
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(As state lawmakers consider another try at cutting pension benefits for government workers, we revisit this interview from 2016 with former Illinois…
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As Gov. Bruce Rauner continues to battle Democrats in Springfield, he's also battling them in Chicago. Rauner on Sunday upped the rhetoric against the…
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Republicans are making an offer to get money to social services agencies that have gone three-quarters of the year without any state funding.Illinois'…
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Doing something about Illinois' underfunded retirement systems remains an immediate goal for Gov. Bruce Rauner but despite a loose agreement with a…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner will give his second annual State of the State address at noon Wednesday. After a year of stalemate, he's expected to make some effort…