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There was a rare meeting Thursday among Gov. Bruce Rauner and the top leaders of the Illinois General Assembly.
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Passing a state budget is arguably the most important thing the Illinois General Assembly does every year — or at least should do every year. After last...
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One of the biggest changes Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed in today's budget address is making local school districts bear the costs of teacher pensions.
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has been campaigning relentlessly against last year’s income tax increase. But in his annual budget address Wednesday, he...
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Governor Bruce Rauner is scheduled to unveil his fourth budget proposal Wednesday in a speech to the General Assembly. Illinois lawmakers enacted a budget…
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Western Illinois University President Jack Thomas gave a State of the University address at the start of the new school year. At the time, he said the…
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A couple of weeks ago, Gloria Delany-Barmann and I returned from a short trip to Puerto Rico. We went to check up on our colleagues we've been working…
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State Representative Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) gathered supporters outside the McDonough County Courthouse on a gray and chilly November morning. Macomb…
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The state of Illinois has taken another step toward improving its financial situation, selling $1.5 billion in bonds to help pay down the backlog of...