Tagged: Illinois budget

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Government
6:05 am
Wed July 18, 2012

Treasurer talks pensions at DeKalb roundtable

Credit Jacquilyn Stephens / WNIJ
State Treasurer Dan Rutherford talks with a constituent at a meeting in DeKalb.

The Illinois State Treasurer says lawmakers need to make some progress toward fixing the state’s budget woes, or he says the crisis will get worse. Republican Dan Rutherford was in DeKalb Tuesday to host a roundtable discussion about the state’s finances. He says he doesn’t expect much progress before the November election, although the state’s bond rating is suffering:

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Government
8:01 pm
Tue July 10, 2012

$1.6 billion for Illinois transportation projects

Credit Jacquilyn Stephens / WNIJ

$1.6 billion worth of transportation projects got the go-ahead today when Governor Pat Quinn signed a major capital improvements bill.

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