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While the governor’s office instructed its agency directors to prepare for $800 million in potential budget cuts last week, all facets of his plan to raise $1.1 billion in revenue

Lawmakers will return to Springfield on Monday for the final scheduled week of spring legislative session.

The Chicago Bears' proposal to fund a new lakefront stadium remains a “non-starter," Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office said after top aides met with team officials on Wednesday. The Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion plan calling for public funding last week for an enclosed facility to be built next to their longtime home at Soldier Field. “As the Governor has said, the current proposal is a non-starter for the state," press secretary Alex Gough said in a statement.

The Chicago Bears met with the Illinois governor's office on Wednesday to discuss the team's new stadium proposal.

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration continued to call the Chicago Bears’ $4.7 billion proposal to build a domed stadium on a reimagined lakefront a “non-starter” following a Wednesday meeting

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration continued to call the Chicago Bears’ $4.7 billion proposal to build a domed stadium on a reimagined lakefront a “non-starter” following a Wednesday meeting

Gov. J.B. Pritzker cast more doubt Wednesday on the Chicago Bears’ proposal to build a nearly $5 billion lakefront stadium, just hours after two of his top staff members met with team officials to d...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has repeatedly voiced skepticism over the Bears' stadium plans, which include public subsidies. On Wednesday, the team will meet with two top Pritzker staffers.

Indianas unemployment stayed steady at 3.5% in March, the same as its been all year.

(The Center Square) – Illinois and the rest of the country added jobs in March, but the state’s unemployment rate is not improving.