Politics Jul 03 Illinois lawmakers return to Capitol after voting to raise taxes Illinois' financial outlook received a boost from a credit-rating house Monday after a dramatic vote to raise the income tax rate by 32 percent.
Politics Jul 02 Illinois House leader: Revenue vote now set for weekend The speaker of the Illinois House on Saturday scheduled a key vote on a multibillion-dollar revenue package that would finance an end to the longest state budget crisis since at least the Great Depression, ending a day that turned acrimonious…
Politics Jul 01 Illinois lawmakers return after missing key budget deadline Illinois lawmakers are returning to work Saturday after missing a key deadline to prevent the state from starting an third consecutive fiscal year without a budget.
Nation Feb 14 Abrupt cuts hinder Illinois violence shelters Illinois officials waited more than five months to alert dozens of domestic violence programs that their funding had been eliminated, an omission that has forced layoffs and other cuts at some facilities, the Associated Press reported.