Budget Impasse Affects Child Care Assistance Program
With no state budget in place, the Illinois Department of Human Services has implemented changes to the Child Care Assistance Program that drastically reduce eligibility for the program.
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Full Court Won’t Rehear Blagojevich Appeal
The imprisoned Democratic former governor had hoped the full court in Chicago might overturn more of his 18 convictions than the five counts a three-judge panel tossed in July.
Illinois Issues: In The Red
As Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic legislative leaders go back and forth over the governor’s policy agenda and topics like lawmakers’ pay dominate the news cycle, it is easy to lose sight of the actual budget.
Digging Into The Freedom Of Information Act
Who and what are subject to FOIA in the state of Illinois? It's the Public Access Counselor's job to help answer those questions.
Eastern Illinois Laying Off 67 With More To Come
EIU identified 118 jobs for elimination, with 50 of those positions vacant. Those jobs are in civil service, as well as administrative and professional areas.