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There was a rare meeting Thursday among Gov. Bruce Rauner and the top leaders of the Illinois General Assembly.Rauner is trying to reassert his role in…
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After more than two years, 16 Republicans split from Gov. Bruce Rauner to help Democrats pass a budget for Illinois. It spends less than Illinois has been…
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The Illinois House has approved a 1.2 percentage-point increase in the state income tax.Last night, more than a dozen Republicans joined the majority…
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Senate Democrats go it alone on a tax hike — will their House counterparts follow suit? And what happens if legislators don't pass a budget by the…
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The Illinois Senate passed a budget package Tuesday after a similar plan failed last week. The difference was several new “yes” votes from liberal…
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Will Illinois legislators pass a tax increase before a new General Assembly takes over in mid January? A majority of Illinois state representatives say…
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This week, we’re revisiting an Illinois Issues interview with House Speaker Michael Madigan from 1988. In the interview, Madigan talked about his views on…
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Former Gov. Jim Edgar expressed a dim view of stopgap funding measures during an appearance Tuesday on the public radio program The 21st. He also shared…
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Updated estimates show that Illinois is on the trajectory to spend $2 billion more than the spending plan Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed because it's out of…
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As Illinois faces major budget problems, everyone has a different answer for which services to cut and which taxes to raise.Mike Nobis is worried. His…