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On Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his fourth proposed budget, this one for fiscal year 2023 which will begin July 1, and outlined spending plans for an anticipated $1.7 billion surplus for the fiscal year that will end June 30.
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Governor Bruce Rauner delivers his annual State of the State speech to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday, January 31 at 12pm...
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Illinois residents will hear from their Governor Wednesday when Bruce Rauner gives his annual state of the state address. It comes at a difficult time in…
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Illinois could finally reckon with its dramatically overcrowded prisons in 2016.The entire system is at 146 percent of the capacity it was designed to…
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Even though much of Illinois government is operating without a budget, the state is still looking to spend money. Right now, on Illinois’ procurement…
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On episode 16 of the State of the State podcast, a commission working on an overhaul of Illinois’ criminal justice system has approved its first set of…
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Ideology has long been at the heart of high-profile judicial battles, whether the judges are elected or appointed. But is it different when the fight puts…
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Did the voters know what they were getting?TRANSCRIPT: From Illinois Public Radio, it’s State of the State. I’m Brian Mackey, and the state of the state…
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How do you get a 17-year-old to confess to a crime he didn’t commit? Turns out it’s not that hard.Two years ago, Trevon Yates confessed to St. Clair…
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Former Illinois Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon has written a paper on what's often regarded as one of the least important offices in Illinois politics.…