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Amid ‘unprecedented’ prolonged revenue boom, Illinois finds budget breathing room
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSustained higher-than-predicted state tax revenues have in recent months given lawmakers a level of...
After Pritzker's budget address, lawmakers and others react with own spending agendas
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEven factoring in the possibility of a “mild recession” this year, the proposed budget Gov. JB...
Analysis: A record ‘rainy day fund’ balance is proof of Illinois' fiscal achievement
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe state’s “rainy day” fund – spent down to essentially nothing during the 2015-2017 budget impasse...
For the first time in history, Illinois general revenues top $50 billion
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoState tax revenues grew by $5.5 billion in the fiscal year that concluded on June 30, exceeding $50...
Mendoza pushes for law requiring deposits in ‘rainy day’ and pension stabilization funds
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bill that would trigger automatic payments into the state’s so-called “rainy day” fund is heading...
Five-year UIS campaign raises about $42.5 million for scholarships, other areas
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe University of Illinois Springfield's fundraising campaign was enough to set off fireworks....
Illinois DCFS director to step down after agency hit with another scathing audit
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 7 months ago“Illinois foster children had been ‘anguishing’ in psychiatric hospitals, staying ‘beyond medical...
Budget breakdown: Looking at 4 parts of Pritzker's $49.6 billion spending plan
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early childhood education and efforts ...
Report suggests state spending will soon begin outpacing revenues once again
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThree-year forecast projects revenue decline followed by slow growth SPRINGFIELD – While Illinois...
State ends fiscal year with record $50.7 billion in base revenue, sparking small surplus
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 10 months agoState revenues once again reached a record high in the fiscal year that ended June 30, creating what...