<p style=”text-align: left;”>With no state budget in place, public schools won&rsquo;t receive any state funding unless lawmakers work out a deal. Republican lawmakers and the

<p style=”text-align: left;”>When it became clear the spring legislative session would conclude without a balanced budget deal for the next fiscal year, Senate and House

<p><span style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;”> </span></p> <p><span style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;”>As if more reasons are needed to end the budget impasse, Moody&rsquo;s Investors Service and

<p><span style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;”> </span></p> <p><span style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;”>With no state budget in place, public schools won&rsquo;t receive any state funding unless lawmakers

<p><span style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;”> </span></p> <p><span class=”headline” style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;”>When it became clear the spring legislative session would conclude without a balanced budget

<p class=”Default”><span style=”color: windowtext;”>State Sen. Sue Rezin issued the following statement in response to confirmation the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office is now investigating Illinois Auditor General

<p>It was unfortunate that the Republican initiatives were not considered in the last days of the scheduled session. While it&rsquo;s disappointing the General Assembly failed

<p>To ensure schools can open in the fall, Senate Republicans introduced Senate Bill 3434, which would provide a full-year funding for elementary and secondary schools,

<p>Despite tentative optimism heading into the weekend before the scheduled May 31 legislative adjournment that a compromise could be reached on a balanced state budget

<p>In the final hours of the scheduled spring session, the Senate considered a wildly unbalanced and bloated state budget approved by House Democrats a week