Business
Budget breakdown lands Illinois one step from junk bond rating
Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.
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Business
DuPage County taxpayers would pay an extra $557M if Democrats’ tax hike becomes law
DuPage County taxpayers would see a total of $557 million in state income tax increases if a tax hike measure passed by the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate becomes law.
Business
Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers
Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is demanding a state investigation after the Kankakee Times reported on the anticipated district-by-district financial impact of his Senate Bill 1, which promises to change the state's formula for dispensing money to public schools.
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Business
Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois
The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.
Business
Small businesses have big role to play in saving Illinois, Rauner says on tour
Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.
Business
Rauner tells state that duct tape days are over
"From Egg Harbor Cafe in Elmhurst to Tuscany Grill in Robinson," Gov. Bruce Rauner told Illinoisans that he plans to remove the duct tape that has been covering holes in the state budget.
Government
Rauner grateful for House GOP support of pension reform bill
Several Republican representatives will announce their support for a comprehensive pension reform bill that is meant to improve the pension problems in the state, including the pension crisis in Chicago, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said on Friday.
Government
Rauner offers proposals to end state's long-running budget impasse
Gov. Bruce Rauner signaled he is ready to jump on board with several parts of the proposed "grand bargain," yet remains staunchly opposed to other elements of it.
Government
Democrat Ford suggests he's open to term-limits legislation
In a public statement, state Rep. LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago) recently said term limits would be one way to help bridge the gap with GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner on his calls for reform and possibly help end the budget impasse -- a rare departure from the usual Democratic Party protocols in the General Assembly.
Government
Some AFSCME members disapprove of union's negotiating tactics
Not all Illinois public employees who are members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) are gung-ho and in lockstep with the government-worker union's negotiating tactics.
Government
How Rauner’s wish list has fared in the General Assembly
For the past two years, Gov. Bruce Rauner’s message has been consistent: Illinois needs major reform to avoid complete financial devastation.
Government
Easy street may be over for Illinois' House Democrats
Illinois House Democrats may be coming to the end of a “comfortable" era working alongside Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), with longtime mutual back-scratching among the statesman’s elected cronies possibly diminishing soon, according to the News-Gazette.
Government
A look at Illinois politics in 2016
With 2017 just days away, Illinois is set to welcome the new year the same way it did last year – without a state budget.
Government
Exelon bailout's true value for consumers unclear
Legislation that will keep two nuclear power plants open, save more than 4,000 jobs and increase electric bills received Gov. Bruce Rauner's signature after it passed the General Assembly.
Government
Columnist: Let Illinois voters decide on term limits
Following an election year rife with accusations aimed at the “Madigan Machine” and other factions in Springfield, Chicago Sun-Times writer Mark Brown said recently that the time for term limits may have arrived in Illinois.