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Illinois' leaders are divided over school funding, even as superintendents worry it will get caught in the political stalemate.Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to…
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There's still a half a billion dollar hole in the Chicago public schools budget. It could mean thousands of layoffs in the middle of the school year.A top…
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Illinois leaders aren't in agreement on a new state budget, even as the current one nears its July expiration date. Democrats passed their own version,…
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The president of the Illinois Senate is continuing to withhold a piece of legislation from Gov. Pat Quinn.At the tail end of its session, the General…
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Illinois will have a budget in place when the state's new fiscal year begins Tuesday. The governor signed it into law Monday. He left much of the plan…
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Governor Pat Quinn had harsh criticism for a bipartisan panel of legislators assigned to draft a new plan to reduce the state's pension costs. He wanted…
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Illinois lawmakers have created a committee to address the state's 97-billion-dollar pension problem. The House and Senate agreed to form a bipartisan…
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Members of Illinois' 98th General Assembly were sworn in today in Springfield. There are a number of new faces -- but the four at the top remain the same.…
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Another top Democrat in Springfield says any action on a pension overhaul will have to wait until early next year. Illinois Senate President John…