The state is now nearly 60 days into its fiscal year with the only significant portion of its budget approved being for primary and secondary education.

TAGS: budget

Don’t hold your breath, Springfield stoppage could last until 2016

By Lara Forsythe

07/25/2015

Political incentives to come to an agreement are few and far between.

Judges split on state-worker pay in absence of balanced budget

By Jeffrey Schwab

07/19/2015

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

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, budget, David McSweeney, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Supreme Court, John Cullerton, Lisa Madigan, Mike Madigan

Cook County judge rules some state workers get minimum wage in absence of budget

By Heather Weiner

07/07/2015

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

TAGS: budget, minimum wage

Leslie Munger

Rauner fires Illinois Lottery private manager

What happens when Illinois taxpayers refused to be ignored

No luck: Illinois Lottery sued for not paying lottery winners

Illinois comptroller: Unpaid bills could grow to $8.5B by year’s end

Comptroller confirms workers’ compensation costs are a budget issue

Illinois lottery winners to receive IOUs as lawmakers refuse reform

State must show plan for developmentally disabled service payments

Don’t hold your breath, Springfield stoppage could last until 2016

Judges split on state-worker pay in absence of balanced budget

Cook County judge rules some state workers get minimum wage in absence of budget

Who Lives Below the Poverty Line in Illinois? Family Structure and Education Mark the Highest Risk

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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students