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The Fiscal Hit from COVID-19
Michael Belsky, executive director of the Center for Municipal Finance at the University of Chicago, discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on…
5 years, 10 months ago
Economic Fallout from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on the Illinois economy. Economist Kenneth Kriz of the University of Illinois - Springfield talks about how i…
5 years, 11 months ago
State Budgeting in a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the Illinois economy, forcing Gov. JB Pritzker and state lawmakers to completely rethink the budget plan f…
5 years, 11 months ago
Economic Impact of the Coronavirus
University of Chicago economics professor Dan Black talks about the economic impact that the COVID-19 pandemic could haveafter more than 114,000 Illi…
5 years, 11 months ago
Elections Amid Coronavirus
The Illinois primary elections took place in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic. Matt Dietrich, spokesman for the Illinois State Board of E…
6 years ago
Coronavirus Puts General Assembly on Pause
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads in Illinois, the legislative session has been put on pause, along with many other ordinary things in life. Peter …
6 years ago
Where's the Property Tax Reform?
While Republicans complain Democratic leaders aren't moving forward on property taxes, Rep. Michael Zalewski, who chairs the House Revenue and Financ…
6 years ago
Coronavirus Response and a Statehouse News Wrapup
Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot explain the state's response plan for the spreading coronavirus outbreak, dubbed COVID-19. Plus, th…
6 years ago
Blagojevic Freed amid New Corruption Study
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is freed from prison during the same week a new study is released showing Chicago the most corrupt city in Ameri…
6 years, 1 month ago
Budget Address Preview
Gov. JB Pritzker will deliver his second budget address on Wednesday, Feb. 19. But lawmakers are also focusing on their own legislative agendas, incl…
6 years, 1 month ago