SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) — Illinois lawmakers have hours remaining to pass a state budget. If a deal isn’t reached by Wednesday, funding for certain state agencies will be lost. Governor Rauner is telling workers they should still report to work and they will get paid, even if a deal isn’t reached. If July 1st arrives […]
Uptown Hospitals Threatened By State Budget Stalemate
June 25, 2015 By
UPTOWN — Folks who rely on Uptown’s two major hospitals, Weiss Hospital and Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, have reason to be worried right now, according to hospital officials. If Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget cuts are approved next week, hospitals and healthcare systems across the state could see a $700 million cut, according to State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago), who held a news […]
Mihalopoulos: Rauner’s budget cuts rain on immigrants’ parade to freedom
May 6, 2015 By
Everybody loves a parade — though nobody might love a Chicago ethnic parade more than the politicians on the ballot in an upcoming election. Before last year’s statewide voting and this spring’s city election, many candidates wouldn’t trade a spot at the front of an ethnic parade for all the gyros in Greektown or every […]