By Mark Fitton
11/13/2015
Southwestern Electric Cooperative Inc. sends a disconnection-warning letter to Illinois.
By Jeffrey Schwab
05/31/2015
If state lawmakers fail to pass a balanced budget by a three-fifths majority vote, essential programs will be harmed. But thanks to House Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, politicians will still get their paychecks.
TAGS: budget, special session
By Shawn Tonge
05/08/2015
April saw two major players in Illinois education ensnared in charges of cronyism, among more than 60 other corruption-related stories.
TAGS: good government
By Benjamin VanMetre
05/22/2013
Even with record revenues, Illinois is suffering
TAGS: budget
While governors in New York and Wisconsin are stirring up much antagonism from state and local employees after making sizable cuts to stave off fiscal calamity, Illinois's Governor is adding hundreds to the state payroll.
By Chris Andriesen
12/15/2010
The Problem Illinois’s inability to pay vendors on time is destabilizing many businesses with state contracts while at the same time hurting Illinois’s most vulnerable. According to the Illinois Comptroller’s Office, the state had $4.7 billion in payables at the end of the 2010 fiscal year in June and an additional $1.7 billion in additional...
By Chris Andriesen
11/24/2010
by Wesley Fox According to the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois Department of Corrections is $95 million behind on its bills. Many prison vendors have not been paid in months. Some have stopped extending credit to correction centers, and two havestopped doing business with the Department of Corrections altogether. If Illinois does not start paying its bills on time, more...
by Kate Piercy Illinois’s late payments are catching up with it, and businesses are responding. Yet another vendor is saying farewell to Illinois because of our state’s dismal budget situation. The Department of Corrections scrambled this week when the Industrial Soap Co. refused to deliver foam food trays to Menard Correctional Center because it hadn’t been paid,...
by Will Compernolle The State of Illinois hired 33 locksmiths in calendar year 2008 for $1,786,125 in combined total wages. Of the 33 locksmiths, 2 were hired by the Department of Human Services, 30 were hired by the Department of Corrections, and 1 was hired by the Department of Juvenile Justice. The highest paid locksmith...
by Will Compernolle The State of Illinois hired 33 clinical psychologists in calendar year 2008 for $2,516,451 in combined total wages. Of the 33 clinical psychologists, 32 were hired by the Department of Human Services and 1 was hired by the Department of Corrections. The highest paid clinical psychologist took home a $94,456 salary while...
