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Though political fighting at the statehouse and the lack of a complete budget meant it was haphazard, municipalities got much of their state funding this…
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July 1 will mark a shameful anniversary for Illinois -- it will mean the state has completed a full year without a complete budget. How long can this go…
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Legislators who've been privately working for the past month to craft a temporary budget have one drafted, but that doesn't make it a done deal.The strain…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner says he and his administration have done "heroic" work to keep Illinois government running. But time and money are catching up with that…
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Illinois political leaders’ performance on the budget is reminiscent of the losingest team in modern baseball. Commentary — “Can’t Anybody Here Play This…
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After spending seventeen months fighting over the governor’s agenda and the end of May fighting about a temporary spending plan, now Democrats and…
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The cause near and dear to the First Lady of Illinois' heart has taken a hit. She said so herself Thursday with her husband, Gov. Bruce Rauner, looking…
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Illinois has a constitutional requirement that its budget must be balanced — spending has to equal revenues every year. But is the Illinois budget ever…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner shuttered the Illinois State museum last fall, saying that the closure was a necessary cost-saving measure.Earlier this week, his…
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Illinois' budget crisis will continue, unabated. The regular, spring session came to an end Tuesday night, without any resolution to the stalemate that…