Illinois lawmakers ended their spring session Wednesday without agreeing on a state budget, setting up the impasse for a possible third year.
Despite the Senate passing a budget plan last week, members...
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a stopgap budget Thursday that will fund the state until January, compromising with lawmakers a full year after Illinois began operating without a spending plan.
The six-month...
When state Rep. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) said she was “irked” by the media's reporting that there is no compromise or collaboration in Springfield amid the budget impasse, some locals saw the issue...
Northwestern is covering about $2.4 million in grants for low- and middle-income students on campus, funds Illinois has not provided since January due to the ongoing state budget deadlock.
The University...
