Illinois Budget Crisis
Top Illinois political leaders met Tuesday in Springfield for the first time since May to negotiate the five-month state budget impasse.
At the urging of political reform...
Illinois Budget Crisis
There will not be a furlough day for city employees at the end of December, now that city officials believe state cuts to local governments won’t hit Evanston before the...
Illinois Budget Crisis
In the state’s fifth month without a budget, aldermen unanimously passed a resolution Monday urging Illinois politicians to work toward the release of certain funds owed...
Evanston officials must find alternative funding to pay Public Works Agency staff for 2016 if Illinois fails to pass its own budget by January.
During the state’s four months without a budget, it...
The Evanston city manager decided against an employee furlough day for September as a solution to upcoming state funding reductions.
City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz and his staff were considering two...
