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BELLEVILLE — St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien has rejected a budget move by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. She’d asked the judge to…
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Donald Trump’s presidency has Illinois lawmakers weighing an issue not usually given as much attention in the General Assembly: abortion. Since the 1970s,…
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Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking a St. Clair County judge to stop state employees from getting paid without a legal state budget. Could the move…
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Two central Illinois dentist offices have recently closed, citing the lack of payments from the state for dental care given to public employees. Champaign…
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With still no agreement on a state budget for the fiscal year, questions remain over even a temporary spending plan for the next month. However, state…
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I ran into a friend at a conference recently, a former journalist whom I greatly respect. “You know,” he said to me, “you guys need to do something on how…
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Health insurance for public retirees used to be considered a throw-away benefit, according to Keith Brainard, research director for the National…