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A national study of state government budgeting gives Illinois low marks. It's no surprise to see Illinois fare poorly when it comes to finances. A two…
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Five DeKalb-area panelists took part in an Illinois Issues discussion earlier this week about the effects of the two-year Illinois budget impasse and the…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is authorizing a major borrowing plan to pay down part of the state’s nearly $15 billion backlog of bills.Lawmakers approved a…
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Even though a state budget was finally passed earlier this summer, the process for paying allocated funds is not automatic. Social service agencies are…
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Illinois has tapped nearly $700 million in existing funds to make the first payment to colleges and universities they've received in seven…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner failed to get much of his budget requests in the recent legislative session. Now there's fallout in the top ranks of his administration.…
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A credit ratings agency has removed Illinois from a credit watch since legislators approved a budget and ended a more than two-year impasse.S&P Global…
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The state of Illinois has officially given human resources departments the information they need to start deducting more from workers' paychecks.The…
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The controversial override vote Thursday was delayed by about two hours when the capitol was put on lockdown, due to reports of a woman throwing or…
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Illinois’ two-year budget impasse is over. The House of Representatives on Thursday overrode the governor's budget veto, giving final approval to a…