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Radogno addresses budget impasse
State senator reassures citizens that essential services will remain available despite no 2016 FY budget
State Sen. Christine Radogno (R-Ill.)
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Illinois State Museum may be shut down if budget impasse not resolved
State Sen. Christine Radogno (R-IL) said late last week that the Legislature’s bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (CoGFA) held a hearing to discuss the possibility of closing the Illinois State Museum as part of possible spending reductions that would be required should the state budget impasse continue.
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Job offers extended at Willowbrook job fair
1,494 resumes collected during job fair sponsored by state lawmakers.
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House rejects pay increase for lawmakers
State Sen. Christine Radogno on Thursday announced on her Senate website that, earlier this week, the House rejected the two-percent pay increase for lawmakers that took effect July 1.
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State lawmakers aim to improve job market, reduce unemployment
Since June 2014, the nation’s largest job losses were in Illinois, which lost 7,500 positions in June 2015, the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor said. The state gaining the most jobs over the past year was New York, which added 25,500 new jobs in June.
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Ceremony to highlight Willow Springs safety improvements
The Villages of La Grange and Western Springs, Lyons Township High School (LTHS), the Park District of La Grange, and Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony the completion of the Willow Springs Road Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project.with state Sen. Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) and state Rep. Jim Durkin (R- Western Springs) Tuesday at 9 a.m.
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Preliminary statewide PARCC results indicate weaknesses in student skills
Preliminary statewide results from last spring’s Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Exam (PARCC) have been released, with a number of students falling short of expectations. However, State Schools Superintendent Tony Smith said the results should serve as a baseline for schools and students.
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Illinois job numbers reflect concerning trends
Troubling data surfaced last week as a report from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that employment opportunities in Illinois are at the same level as they were over 17 years ago.
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Illinois' stagnant job market falls behind neighboring states
A recent report from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows job opportunities in Illinois are about the same as they were 17 years ago, indicating a sputtering job market.
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Two revived state tax initiatives expected to help create jobs
The Governor’s Office said late last week that it will revive two tax initiatives that will help create jobs in the state, thanks to recent bipartisan compromises between Gov. Bruce Rauner and state legislators.
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Partisan actions dampen Assembly spirits after progress made on budget
The Illinois General Assembly recently convened in an effort to make progress toward resolving a budget impasse that's been raging since July.
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State makes collective-bargaining deals with several Chicago-area unions
The Rauner administration said late last week that it has struck new four-year collective bargaining agreements with several labor unions, including Local 1 Chicago, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Mid-Central Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, among several others.
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Ives: Economic outcome of reforms in proposed budget plan 'not going to move the needle one bit'
Illinois Senate leaders are reportedly still negotiating the proposed budget plan that would raise the personal income tax rate to at least 4.95 percent.
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Critics decry massive tax increase proposal as Radogno, Cullerton work to end two-year budget impasse
Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno is at the heart of a bold new plan aimed at ending the state’s two-year budget stalemate, which includes income and corporate tax hikes and billions more in added borrowing.
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West Suburban Patriots founder ‘vehemently against’ proposed budget deal
Illinois Senate leaders had hoped to hold a vote as early as today on a proposed budget plan that would raise the personal income tax rate to at least 4.95 percent, but the complex nature of the deal may delay a vote on the matter.