Governor Rauner proposed a state budget for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) that, while it increases funding for early childhood education and public schools, cuts higher education and fails to restore a number of human services such as the Teen REACH afterschool program and autism services that have been eliminated...
Today I veto Senate Bill 2043 from the 99th General Assembly, which would explode the State’s budget deficit, exacerbate the State’s cash flow crisis, and place further strain on social service providers and recipients who are already suffering from the State’s deficit spending. SB 2043 Would Exacerbate Our Budget...
Chicago Film Archives is pleased to announce that we are the recipient of a 2016 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. This award recognizes exceptional nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated creativity and impact. Its purpose is to invest in long term sustainability with a one-time sizable grant.
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Jason Mazzone is the Lynn H. Murray Faculty Scholar in Law and co-director of the Program in Constitutional Theory, History, and Law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s influence on...
Remember the scene in the movie “Bull Durham” where veteran Crash Davis is prepping rookie Nuke LaLoosh for a TV interview and schools him on clichés about teamwork? “I’m just happy to be here. Hope I can help.” They don’t just apply to baseball. Most enterprises rely on help...
Springfield – The time is now for legislators and the governor to find a solution for the stalemate over higher education funding as colleges and universities face a growing crisis in its eighth month, a statewide coalition announced on Monday.
Local members of the Illinois Coalition to Invest in Higher...
Fellow Illinoisans,
Heart-related illnesses are the leading cause of death in America. Every year, 610,000 Americas die from heart disease that is one in every four deaths. Nearly 86 million adults in the United States live with some form of cardiovascular disease. Tragically, cardiovascular disease doesn’t just affect adults....
Springfield, Illinois – The time is now for legislators and the governor to find a solution for the stalemate over higher education funding as colleges and universities face a growing crisis in its eighth month, a new coalition will announce on Monday.
Local members of the Illinois Coalition to Invest...
Springfield – As Illinois prepares to celebrate the 207th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, Governor Bruce Rauner today announced this year’s recipients of the Order of Lincoln, which is the state’s highest honor for professional achievement and public service.
“This year’s Order of Lincoln recipients are truly remarkable,” Gov. Rauner said....
Fellow Illinoisans,
Student loan debt has surpassed the amount of credit card debt in America. In 2014, the average student in Illinois finished college with over $28,000 in student loan debt, and more than 2/3 of students graduated college with loans.
Many former students are unable to buy a home, start...
