Illinois agencies recovering a year after budget impasse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A year after Illinois lawmakers ended a historic state budget impasse, social service agencies…
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Senator Weaver votes against budget bills
The Illinois Senate approved the same bills that passed the House on Sunday, SB-6 and SB-9, with hopes…
Wilder says Knoxville can’t finish the next school year without a budget
With the deadline gone for the state to put an end to the budget impasse, at least without…
Chicago officials issue proposed 2017-2018 school calendar
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public School officials have released a proposed 2017-2018 class calendar as parents await news on…
Rauner’s proposed cuts show difficulty in reducing spending
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — While pressure grows on Gov. Bruce Rauner to identify where he would cut state spending,…
General Assembly takes 2-week break- with no budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois General Assembly left the capital city last week for a two-week spring break…
Chicago State board hires Vallas and a dean to top posts
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Chicago Public Schools head Paul Vallas has been named to an interim administrator post at…
Rauner: Stopping state-worker paychecks would hurt families
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration contends Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s attempt to stop state employee…
Monmouth College guaranteeing MAP grants for next school year
Monmouth College has announced that their students will not have to worry about the state neglecting to fund…
Northeastern Illinois University to cancel class for 3 days
CHICAGO (AP) — Northeastern Illinois University is planning to cancel three days of classes in order to cut costs…
17 school districts suing state over funding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Seventeen Illinois school districts claim in a lawsuit that the state has failed to…
ISU recommends no tuition increase for fall
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) – Incoming Illinois State University students this fall won’t pay more to attend the school…
SIU looking at $30M budget cuts due to lack of state funding
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) _ The president of Southern Illinois University says the Carbondale campus needs to cut $30…
Judge rules against Mendoza
CHICAGO (AP) _ A judge has ruled that Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza must pay lawmakers even though the…
Illinois Senate pledges to keep negotiating budget plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate convenes again after a less-than-productive day trying to advance its budget…
SIU ending men’s, women’s tennis program amid budget woes
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Southern Illinois University is cutting its men’s and women’s tennis programs and reducing scholarships…
Illinois Senate plans to plow ahead with its own budget plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate plans to plow ahead with its proposed budget compromise to end…
Local lawmakers, educators praise stopgap budget
Lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner reached a deal to fund Illinois schools for a year and keep government…
Superintendent Ralph Grimm preparing District 205 for “doomsday”
District 205 Superintendent Ralph Grimm has the unenviable task of preparing Galesburg schools for a mess, not of…
Illinois women hit hard by state budget impasse
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois women who rely on state services are among those most affected by the nearly…
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