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Corruption in Illinois has been a problem from the earliest history of the state. [1] Electoral fraud in Illinois pre-dates the territory's admission to the Union in 1818. [ 2 ] Illinois had the third most federal criminal convictions for public corruption between 1976 and 2012, behind New York and California .
The Illinois Budget Impasse was a 793-day-long (2 years and 62 days) budget crisis in the state of Illinois. From July 1, 2015, to August 31, 2017, Illinois was without a complete state budget for fiscal years 2016, 2017, and part of 2018. As a result, many state agencies had to cut services or continue borrowing to operate.
The Illinois pension crisis refers to the rising gap between the pension benefits owed to eligible state employees and the amount of funding set aside by the state to make these future pension payments. As of 2020, the size of Illinois' pension obligation is $237B, but the state's pension funds have only $96B available for payouts to retirees.
Illinois legislators are nearing the end of the 103rd General Assembly. During Saturday’s brief session in the House, state Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbyville, used a point of personal privilege ...
(The Center Square) – Illinois state Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, is hoping to see the new Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program backed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker expanded to benefit even more than the ...
Recently seated state Rep. Regan Deering, R-Decatur, said it is apparent that Illinois has a housing crisis. “Metropolitan areas in the 80th House District, you’re looking at Decatur ...
On December 15, just six days after the scandal broke with no resignation by the Governor, the Illinois House voted unanimously 113–0 to begin impeachment proceedings. [ 37 ] [ 107 ] This was the first impeachment inquiry against an Illinois Governor. [ 108 ]
The video’s caption reads in part, “Here We Go Again Schaumburg, Illinois Not Recording Votes, Just putting votes ‘in a box.'” The post was liked more than 3,000 times in eight days.