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Illinois rental assistance program sees funding cut for 2026 budget in another blow to state, city housing programs
Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords will stop accepting ...
Illinois’s $55 billion budget approved with less than 48 hours for public review
The Illinois state legislature passed a $55.2 billion budget in the final 48 hours of the legislative session, leaving little ...
State Budget Public School Funding Concerns
The Illinois General Assembly passed a $55.2 billion dollar budget for 2026. It includes a boost for public schools, but not ...
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State Sen. Dave Koehler reflects on spring session and helping pass Illinois' $55 billion budget
In the days following the end of the session, Illinois State Senator Dave Koehler of Peoria looked back at the tense spring ...
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State of Illinois Highlights Historic $500 Million Investment in Site Readiness Following Balanced Budget Passage
SPRINGFIELD, IL Following the passage of Governor JB Pritzker’s seventh consecutive balanced budget, the State of Illinois ...
Republicans ask court to find Illinois’ budget violated three readings rule
Several Republican state legislators say they will be irreparably harmed if a court doesn’t stop the state from enacting the ...
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Inside Illinois’ FY 2026 budget: little to no new funding for K-12 schools, early childhood education
Illinois lawmakers approved next year’s budget at the close of the spring legislative session. Here is what they agreed on ...
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McLean County school leaders disappointed new state budget doesn’t help more with busing and other mandated costs
Public school educators got some of what they wanted in the new state budget, but McLean County superintendents say there are ...
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Amid Court Battle, Illinois Lawmakers Look to Push Back ‘Swipe Fees’ Ban
The ban was supposed to take effect on July 1, but lawmakers voted with strong bipartisan majorities Sunday morning to pass ...