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WATCH-LISTEN: Seeking Solutions on State's Fiscal Health - Springfield

A national study of state government budgeting gives Illinois low marks.

National Study Hammers Illinois Budget Practices

As we get ready to welcome 2018, we thought we’d take a few minutes to listen back to another wild year in Illinois government and politics.

Voices In The News 2017

Watch the eleventh Illinois Issues forum on the state budget and Illinois' financial future in Edwardsville.

WATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Edwardsville

Watch the tenth Illinois Issues forum on the state budget and Illinois' financial future in Carbondale, Illinois. The forum is hosted by NPR Illinois and WSIU Radio with support provided by AARP.

WATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Carbondale

Watch the ninth Illinois Issues forum on the state budget and Illinois' financial future in DeKalb, Illinois. The forum is hosted by NPR Illinois and Northern Public Radio with support provided by AARP.

WATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - DeKalb

NPR Illinois and WVIK hosted the eighth Illinois Issues Forum on the state's financial health and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget impasse on the Quad Cities community.

WATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Quad Cities

More than two months after the Illinois General Assembly finally approved a state budget, Gov. Bruce Rauner is moving ahead with a plan to begin cutting into the $15 billion backlog of bills.

Rauner Moves On Backlog; Dems Wary Of Cuts

It’s been two months since Illinois government finally passed a full budget. Legislators hoped that would accelerate the payment of overdue bills, which total more than $15 billion. But the governor’s office is holding that up.

Rauner Holding Out On $15bn Backlog

NPR Illinois and Tri States Public Radio host the seventh Illinois Issues Forum on the state's financial health and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget impasse.

WATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Macomb

NPR Illinois and WGLT host the sixth Illinois Issues Forum on the state's financial health and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget impasse.

WATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Bloomington-Normal

NPR Illinois hosted its fifth Illinois Issues forum August 9 at the Union League Club of Chicago. The listening tour of the state focuses on the financial health of Illinois and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget impasse.

WATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Chicago

Another voice is urging Gov. Bruce Rauner to work with the budget that was passed over his objections.

Republican To Rauner: Borrowing Better Than 'Outrageous' Interest

We talked to leaders at the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and The Civic Federation to learn about their insights on the state's first spending plan in more than two years.

Illinois Issues: The Experts' Take On The Budget

NPR Illinois continued its listening tour on the state's fiscal health co-hosting an Illinois Issues Forum in Peoria on July 20. Community members attended to tell how they have been impacted by the state budget impasse.

WATCH-LISTEN: State Budget Forum - Peoria

Past Due is a commitment by NPR Illinois to cover the historic Illinois budget impasse and to the explain the impact that continues to build as time passes without a budget.

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