Through this latest bit of gamesmanship, Madigan delayed the enactment of the state’s uncontroversial federal-funds pass-through legislation.
Despite lacking a budget, Gov. Bruce Rauner is continuing CCAP for families currently receiving its services.
As Chicago slides toward insolvency, the Motor City is trending upward.
To craft a balanced budget, lawmakers must go back to the drawing board.
Chicago will continue to slide down the ratings table.
Amid the eighth week without a state budget, Illinois political gamesmanship rages on.
If the district can’t get its finances in order, expect more teacher layoffs, school closings and large tax increases on Chicagoans.
Illinois has spent millions of dollars on the deceased in recent years.
Illinois taxpayers spent $1.23 million this past year to provide health insurance to state lawmakers.
Failing to pass a balanced budget is of little consequence to the state’s political class.
Each Chicago household is on the hook for more than $63,800 in future tax bills – much of it for services already rendered.
UPDATED JULY 19: It’s almost inevitable that the state will violate either the Fair Labor Standards Act or the Illinois Constitution
City officials are pushing property-tax hikes, sales-tax hikes, and even a commuter tax and financial-transaction tax.
Temporary, unbalanced budget now moves to the governor’s desk for approval – Rauner has said he will veto the measure.