In Bipartisan Vote, House Approves Tax Increase
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 Democrats to pass the legislation, despite the...
View ArticleAgencies Hold Off On Junk Status — For Now
Two bond rating agencies say Illinois is on the right path with the budget plan passed Sunday in the state House of Representatives.
View ArticleDemocrats 'Confident' Of Budget Veto Override
A day after Gov. Bruce Rauner of Illinois vetoed the state’s first budget plan in two years, the Democrats who control the legislature are plotting when they'll try to override him.
View ArticleRauner Doing 'Everything Possible' To Prevent Veto Override — Except Calling...
The Illinois House will meet Thursday to try to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget veto.
View ArticleDefying Rauner, House Ends Budget Impasse
Illinois’ two-year budget impasse is over. The House of Representatives on Thursday overrode the governor's budget veto, giving final approval to a spending plan and tax increase.
View ArticleState Week: The Budget Impasse Is Over
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 during the impasse, and raises the individual...
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Peoria
NPR Illinois continued its listening tour on the state's fiscal health co-hosting an Illinois Issues Forum in Peoria on July 20. Community members attended to tell how they have been impacted by the...
View ArticleIllinois Issues: The Experts' Take On The Budget
We talked to leaders at the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and The Civic Federation to learn about their insights on the state's first spending plan in more than two years.
View ArticleRepublican To Rauner: Borrowing Better Than 'Outrageous' Interest
Another voice is urging Gov. Bruce Rauner to work with the budget that was passed over his objections.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Chicago
NPR Illinois hosted its fifth Illinois Issues forum August 9 at the Union League Club of Chicago. The listening tour of the state focuses on the financial health of Illinois and the lasting impacts of...
View ArticleSojourn Shelter + Other Social Service Agencies Wait For Money
Even though a state budget was finally passed earlier this summer - the process for payment is not automatic. Social service agencies are waiting on money owed to them by the state.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Bloomington-Normal
NPR Illinois and WGLT host the sixth Illinois Issues Forum on the state's financial health and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget impasse.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Macomb
NPR Illinois and Tri States Public Radio host the seventh Illinois Issues Forum on the state's financial health and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget impasse.
View ArticleIllinois Shorting Pensions, Again
The Illinois state pension funds are among the worst-funded in the nation. Yet, a new state law allows less money to be put toward that purpose.
View ArticleRauner Holding Out On $15bn Backlog
It’s been two months since Illinois government finally passed a full budget. Legislators hoped that would accelerate the payment of overdue bills, which total more than $15 billion. But the governor’s...
View ArticleRauner Moves On Backlog; Dems Wary Of Cuts
More than two months after the Illinois General Assembly finally approved a state budget, Gov. Bruce Rauner is moving ahead with a plan to begin cutting into the $15 billion backlog of bills.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Quad Cities
NPR Illinois and WVIK hosted the eighth Illinois Issues Forum on the state's financial health and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget impasse on the Quad Cities community.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - DeKalb
Watch the ninth Illinois Issues forum on the state budget and Illinois' financial future in DeKalb, Illinois. The forum is hosted by NPR Illinois and Northern Public Radio with support provided by AARP.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Carbondale
Watch the tenth Illinois Issues forum on the state budget and Illinois' financial future in Carbondale, Illinois. The forum is hosted by NPR Illinois and WSIU Radio with support provided by AARP.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Edwardsville
Watch the eleventh Illinois Issues forum on the state budget and Illinois' financial future in Edwardsville.
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