Posts Tagged ‘Illinois budget’
State of the State reviewed
Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat from Chicago, offered his sixth State of the State and budget address last Wednesday in Springfield, describing his perspective on Illinois’ progress in the areas…
Read MoreIllinois passes budget
The Illinois House of Representatives passed a $50.6 billion state budget at the very end of its spring session, with the final vote coming in early Saturday morning. Lawmakers had…
Read MoreLawmakers leaning toward budget stopgap
In the midst of a financial crisis, Illinois Democratic leaders and Republican Governor Bruce Rauner failed yet again this month to reach a compromise on the budget. Now, the end…
Read MorePlenty of posturing, but still no state budget
The Illinois Legislature officially ended its session last Tuesday with no decisions made regarding a budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. While the Senate and House continue to…
Read MoreSenior centers to reopen Monday
With the signing of legislation by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner that allows the state to release more than $5 billion in federal money that had been held up due to…
Read MoreArea mayors air state budget woes in Belleville
Mayors of 11 area municipalities joined forces in Belleville Wednesday, at the city hall there, to express dismay over proposed cuts in the State’s Local Government Distributive Fund that would…
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