On the 21st: How much is the state budget stalemate costing taxpayers? We'll also learn why Rockford lost 1.3 billion gallons of water last year and discuss a new book about abortion assistance before Roe vs. Wade.
Governor Bruce Rauner is scheduled to make his third annual budget speech to the Illinois General Assembly this Wednesday. The speech comes as credit rating agencies say the state’s fiscal condition is going from worst-in-the-nation to … whatever comes below that.
The Illinois Senate began voting Wednesday on what’s been called a “grand bargain” to end the state’s 19-month budget fight. But the supposedly bipartisan agreement got zero Republican votes.
On the 21st: We talked with Illinois political reporters Matt Dietrich and Brian Mackey about what the Illinois General Assembly has been voting on this week. Plus, we discussed new guidelines for preventing peanut allergies with early exposure.
On the 21st: We learned about a new state law that grants important labor protections to house cleaners, nannies and caregivers. Plus, the latest in Illinois politics.
