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Illinois' partial budget is too little and too late to make up for projected investment losses.What could Illinois do with an extra $31 million?Not too…
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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…
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Democrats and Republicans came together to approve a partial state budget. It's enough to sustain some government operations through the end of the year,…
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Illinois' unprecedented budget impasse has ended … for now, and just in the nick of time. The governor signed, and legislators passed, a partial budget…
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Democratic leaders in the legislature and Gov. Bruce Rauner appear to be close to a deal to approve some funding for social service providers, higher…
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Illinois lawmakers are on the verge of passing a state budget, though only a partial one. Thursday is the final day of the 2016 fiscal year.The plan is…
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There's intense pressure on Illinois lawmakers to pass a budget before Friday, when a new fiscal year begins. Gov. Bruce Rauner spent hours meeting with…
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Across the state, thousands of newspaper subscribers were met with a single word as the headline on the front page Wednesday: "Enough." The State…
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Illinois lawmakers left Springfield a month ago fractured, indignant and without a budget. They'll return Wednesday for another try at a compromise. With…
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The United Way of Illinois surveyed social services providers in the state and found that during the budget impasse, about 1 million of their clients have…