Illinois budget

Illinois' new Republican governor is calling for deep spending cuts to address a state budget billions in the red without raising taxes.Gov. Bruce Rauner…

With the countdown to inauguration day down to two, Illinois Governor-Elect Bruce Rauner stepped into Red Apple Family Restaurant in the Metro East…

No one says the $35.7 billion 2015 budget approved by the Illinois Legislature late last week is balanced. As the Belleville News Democrat reported,…

Despite years of cuts to the Illinois state budget, even more are ahead. Legislators are still deciding where else they can slash spending."Human…

Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Amanda Vinicky.In his annual budget address today, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn laid the blame on the General…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 29, 2013 - A firm’s bond rating often reflects future profitability. Bond rating firms, such as…

Illinois officials say Gov. Pat Quinn has decided three state facilities helping former prison inmates transition into society will remain open, a…

The Illinois budget news just keeps getting worse.The auditor general says the overall state budget deficit passed the $43 billion mark last year.Five…

Guards charged with assault for inmate fightTwo guards at the medium security jail in St. Louis City are facing burglary and assault charges for allegedly…

Amanda Vinicky contributed reporting from Springfield.Illinois lawmakers will take a shot today at passing a massive overhaul of the state's pension…