WATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Springfield
NPR Illinois hosted an Illinois Issues Forum on the state budget impasse. Illinois residents who have been directly impacted discussed the burden placed on their community.
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Coverage from Thursdays Illinois Issues Forum: WICS NewsChannel 20 ABC Springfield WCIA CBS 3 Decatur
View ArticleSmall And Mid-Size Public Universities Feeling Brunt Of Budget Stalemate
Higher education has been among the areas feeling the state budget impasse as funding has been cut. It has forced some schools to reduce classes, lay off employees and, in some cases, close for several...
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Champaign-Urbana
NPR Illinois hosted a forum on the state budget in Champaign on May 17. Community members attended to tell how they have been impacted by the state budget impasse.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - DuPage
NPR Illinois and WDCB hosted an Illinois Issues Forum on the state budget and how it has impacted DuPage County on May 23.
View ArticleMission Control: Past Due State Budget Forums
It's clear you have something to say about the historic impasse entering its third year. Here are some of the early contributions:
View ArticleIllinois Senate Overrides Vetoes Of Budget Plan, Income Tax Increase
The Illinois Senate took action Tuesday meant to end a two-year budget stalemate. After two years of no budget and under threat of “junk bond” status, Democrats finally convinced enough Republican...
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Peoria
NPR Illinois continued its listening tour on the state's fiscal health co-hosting an Illinois Issues Forum in Peoria on July 20. Community members attended to tell how they have been impacted by the...
View ArticleRepublican To Rauner: Borrowing Better Than 'Outrageous' Interest
Another voice is urging Gov. Bruce Rauner to work with the budget that was passed over his objections.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Chicago
NPR Illinois hosted its fifth Illinois Issues forum August 9 at the Union League Club of Chicago. The listening tour of the state focuses on the financial health of Illinois and the lasting impacts of...
View ArticleSojourn Shelter + Other Social Service Agencies Wait For Money
Even though a state budget was finally passed earlier this summer - the process for payment is not automatic. Social service agencies are waiting on money owed to them by the state.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Bloomington-Normal
NPR Illinois and WGLT host the sixth Illinois Issues Forum on the state's financial health and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget impasse.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Macomb
NPR Illinois and Tri States Public Radio host the seventh Illinois Issues Forum on the state's financial health and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget impasse.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Quad Cities
NPR Illinois and WVIK hosted the eighth Illinois Issues Forum on the state's financial health and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget impasse on the Quad Cities community.
View ArticleIllinois Issues: Land of Lincoln, New Jersey Compete For Worst Fiscal Condition
Illinois and New Jersey are in dire financial straits, but experts hope California's fiscal gains can be duplicated in those states now struggling. Nancy Hudspeth, who lived in Chicago for nearly 30...
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - DeKalb
Watch the ninth Illinois Issues forum on the state budget and Illinois' financial future in DeKalb, Illinois. The forum is hosted by NPR Illinois and Northern Public Radio with support provided by AARP.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Carbondale
Watch the tenth Illinois Issues forum on the state budget and Illinois' financial future in Carbondale, Illinois. The forum is hosted by NPR Illinois and WSIU Radio with support provided by AARP.
View ArticleHealth Care Providers Try To Recover From Impasse
During the more than two years that Illinois went without a state spending plan, hospitals, dentists and other health care providers waited months or even years to get paid for services to state...
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Edwardsville
Watch the eleventh Illinois Issues forum on the state budget and Illinois' financial future in Edwardsville.
View ArticleWATCH-LISTEN: Seeking Solutions on State's Fiscal Health - Springfield
Watch the first Illinois Issues Forum from Springfield. Our 2018 election coverage starts discussing the fiscal health of Illinois. This forum is produced and hosted by NPR Illinois with support...
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