McLean County Board passes $137 million budget
The McLean County Board on Thursday voted to pass its budget for fiscal year 2025. The $137 million budget represents a 6.5% ...
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Illinois House Republicans: Election results should be wake-up call for Democrats
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois House Republicans believe voters sent Democrats a message at the ballot box, it’s time to ...
Metra warns financial woes could lead to 40% reduction in service
"The number that we are throwing around mathematically is a 40% reduction of service to meet the budget hole in '27," Metra ...
Council unanimously votes down Mayor Johnson's property tax proposal to address budget gap
The Chicago City Council unanimously voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike in a special meeting ...
Heartland universities face uphill battle with enrollment
Fourth-year public institutions announced freshman enrollment is growing, but the reports show the numbers are extremely different from 10 years ago.
City Council unanimously rejects Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax hike
Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he's willing to negotiate with the City Council on his proposed budget, but wouldn't commit to ...
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Illinois needs responsible Tier 2 pension reform
Illinois is at risk of getting in costly trouble with the federal government over its Tier 2 public employee retirement ...
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Illinois medical debt relief program erases $72M of debt thus far
More than 52,000 Illinois residents have been relieved of $72 million of medical debt under a state pilot program that ...
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Lawmakers confront costly choices as state workers rally for better pension benefits
At issue are concerns over reforms made to Illinois’ beleaguered pension system in 2011. Workers hired after that date were ...
Aldermen give Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300 million property tax plan the boot
The Chicago City Council emphatically voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to hike property taxes by $300 million Thursday, creating a yawning hole in the city’s 2025 budget that must now be closed ...
Illinois medical debt relief program has erased $72M of debt so far. Who is qualified?
The Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program launched on July 1 – the start of the state’s 2025 fiscal year. Since then, it has ...
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Families, providers of early intervention services seek $60 million in new state funding
CHICAGO – Early childhood intervention advocates are calling on the state to increase funding by $60 million to better ...