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Republicans and Democrats gathered in Springfield this week for party meetings and rallies at the Illinois State Fair. Republicans mostly avoided…
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Can Democrats convince voters to see Donald Trump as an albatross around the neck of Illinois Republicans?TRANSCRIPT: Earlier this week, when Republicans…
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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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Comptroller Leslie Munger says Illinois is spending itself into what could be a $10 billion dollar pile of unpaid bills by the end of the year. On top of…
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Illinois legislators haven’t been paid in months, but that’s about to change.Legislators get a base salary of about $5,600 a month. Or they did. A few…
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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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Illinois is banking more than $600 million in debt through a little known program that helps state vendors get paid faster. Most of that is health…
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It's now close to a year since Illinois had a budget in place. The impasse has led to increased attention for what many consider a financial crisis. On…
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Illinois legislators should expect a delay in their paychecks.Comptroller Leslie Munger announced Sunday that elected officials' pay will wait in line,…
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Illinois legislators should expect a delay in their paychecks.Comptroller Leslie Munger announced yesterday that elected officials' pay will wait in line,…