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Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, R-Lemont, left, and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, right, at the Illinois State Capitol, in Springfield, Ill.

Wheels come off Senate budget plan, illustrating the state of state government

May 15, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Shortly before presenting a sweeping proposal aimed at ending Illinois' historic stalemate on Tuesday, Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno summed up the intense opposition from special interest groups and politicians...

Rauner aides say Senate budget plan short $4.3 billion

May 15, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday effectively threw cold water on a sweeping Senate budget blueprint, with his aides estimating the plan would fall $4.3 billion short of closing the state...

Rauner says sweeping Senate budget plan not fully baked

May 15, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner said Tuesday that it's too soon to advocate for a sweeping Senate plan aimed at breaking through a two-year budget stalemate, saying it's not fully "baked." The...

House Speaker Michael Madigan listens to nominations for a new speaker of the House during the swearing-in of state representatives Jan. 11, 2017, on the University of Illinois campus in Springfield

Madigan re-elected speaker for 17th time, lays out Democratic economic agenda

May 15, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

A newly re-elected House Speaker Michael Madigan on Wednesday unveiled a series of proposals aimed at jump starting job growth in Illinois, the Democratic response to the economic agenda Republican...

Gov. Bruce Rauner and Speaker Mike Madiga

Madigan preps for 17th term as speaker despite Rauner-funded pressure

May 15, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan is poised to continue his run as the country's longest-serving state legislative leader when the new Illinois General Assembly is sworn in Wednesday. The vote...

Illinois State Capitol building, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in Springfield.

State impasse continues as plug quickly pulled on Senate plan

May 15, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD — With the state's historic 18-month budget impasse looming large, Gov. Bruce Rauner was asked Monday morning what he realistically expected to happen as lawmakers met for a final...

Lame-duck lawmakers return to Springfield with obstacles in way of budget deal

May 15, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Lawmakers return to Springfield on Monday for a two-day lame-duck session, with some top lawmakers privately pushing for a Hail Mary agreement to end Illinois' 18-month budget stalemate amid significant...

Resident Tokiko Basso, 71, sits on her bed Dec. 29, 2016, at her Community Integrated Living Arrangement apartment in Justice. Her roommate, Patricia Pusateri, 57, stands near the door. Metropolitan Family Services was forced to shut down part of its CILA program, which provides apartments for people with severe mental illnesses, due to the Illinois budget stalemate.

Stopgap budget set to expire, returning Rauner-Madigan standoff to where it was last summer

May 15, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

A stopgap budget expires Sunday, and with it state government funding for public universities, social service agencies that provide care for the elderly and disabled, and day-to-day expenses such as...

Nearly 200 new Illinois laws are set to take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2017, including an official state artifact, tougher community college oversight and more contraception choices for women.

Despite budget inaction, about 190 new state laws take effect Jan. 1

May 15, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

They couldn't agree on a full state budget at the Capitol, but Democrats in the legislature and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner were able to set aside their differences to eliminate...

Tim Nuding, budget chief for Gov. Bruce Rauner, seen in 2015, left his post at the end of 2016.

Rauner’s budget chief leaves as spending plan is set to expire

May 15, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget chief is leaving state government at the end of the year, a departure that comes as a temporary spending plan that has kept money flowing to...

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