Amid the eighth week without a state budget, Illinois political gamesmanship rages on.

UPDATED JULY 19: It’s almost inevitable that the state will violate either the Fair Labor Standards Act or the Illinois Constitution

Even if Senate Bill 2040 passes into law, it only buys the General Assembly a couple of weeks.

Arguing that tax hikes are a precursor to growth and a flood of new residents is simply backward.

If nothing is getting done in the Capitol, voters should look first to those most capable of taking swift action: Madigan and his Democrat supermajority.

Figuring out who qualifies for the payments will be a logistical nightmare, according to the state comptroller’s office.

State leaders took an oath to uphold the Illinois Constitution. But they show deference to the document only as it suits them.

A last-ditch attempt at a temporary budget represented the same untenable spending pattern that taxpayers cannot afford.

Flooding Springfield’s coffers with new money is a tried-and-failed approach.