Senator Weaver votes against budget bills July 5, 2017 7:15 am|The Illinois Senate approved the same bills that passed the House on Sunday, SB-6 and SB-9, with hopes…
Wilder says Knoxville can’t finish the next school year without a budget June 1, 2017 8:00 am|With the deadline gone for the state to put an end to the budget impasse, at least without…
Monmouth College guaranteeing MAP grants for next school year April 6, 2017 3:26 pm|Monmouth College has announced that their students will not have to worry about the state neglecting to fund…
Local lawmakers, educators praise stopgap budget June 30, 2016 6:58 pm|Lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner reached a deal to fund Illinois schools for a year and keep government…
Galesburg schools asking staff to take pay freeze under threat of no state aid June 2, 2016 6:18 pm|District 205 continues to look for ways to prepare for the event that they receive no state payments…
District 205 prepares alternative budget without $17M in state aid June 1, 2016 10:41 pm|District 205 Superintendent Ralph Grimm says that two FY17 budgets are being prepared for Galesburg schools.
Moffitt: Democrats denied taxpayers right to ask questions about budget bill May 26, 2016 4:22 pm|After 11 months with no state spending plan and less than a week before the end of the…
Sandburg ‘planning for the worst’ in state budget uncertainty March 28, 2016 3:36 pm|The absence of higher ed funding in Illinois and now almost 10 months without a state budget has…
Superintendents warning of ‘dire consequences’ of no state budget March 24, 2016 3:52 pm|Area Superintendents are sending a warning.
Moffitt says budget impasse could last until 2018 February 2, 2016 6:10 pm|How long could the Illinois budget stalemate go on for?