Budget Cuts
State Poison Control Center In Jeopardy Of Closing
Every year, the Illinois Poison Control Center handles nearly 82,000 poison related cases. Nearly half of them involve children. Dr. Michael Wahl says each year, they lose more funding.
Air Traffic Control Furloughs May Lead To Big Delays
There could be delays at O’Hare and other major airports when a furlough of air traffic controllers kicks in this Sunday.
Durbin Wants To Resume Sequester Talks
Sen. Dick Durbin wants talks to resume quickly, and in earnest, on a compromise that will put an end to the sequester, and the cuts that are taking place.
Activists Protest Deportations, As Immigrants Released Amid Budget Cuts
In west suburban Broadview, a weekly protest and prayer vigil outside the federal immigration detention center took on added significance Friday morning.
How Will Automatic Budget Cuts Affect Chicago?
Unless a deal is reached by Friday, the nation faces massive automatic government spending cuts.
Emanuel Warns Sequestration Cuts Will Hurt Chicago
Mayor Emanuel is warning Chicago will be hurt if lack of a budget deal triggers automatic budget cuts known as Sequestration, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
U Of C Economist Says Sequestration Fears Overblown
A University of Chicago economist says sequestration might help a bit, certainly will not hurt nearly as badly as the administration is warning, reports WBBM’s John Cody.
Rutherford’s Office Seeks 3 Percent Budget Cut
Whether it’s a computer mainframe deal in the five figures or it’s $1,178 worth of paper towels and toilet paper, no saving is too small to escape the notice of Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford.
Chicago Field Museum Facing Staff, Budget Cuts
Chicago’s Field Museum is shrinking.
Protesters Set Up ‘Durbinville’ Shantytown To Oppose Entitlement Program Cuts
About 300 spirited demonstrators lined up at a makeshift soup kitchen and shanty town set up in Federal Plaza on Thursday, to protest the possibility of cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as Congress looks to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
Report: DCFS Says Budget Cuts Could Be Crippling
The Illinois Dept of Children and Family Services is warning in a published report that budget cuts mandated by the General Assembly are going to have a severe impact.
Graffiti Removal Scaled Back Under Mayor’s Budget
The City of Chicago reportedly is moving more slowly these days to get rid of gang graffiti.
State Panel Fails To Come Up With Plan To Cut Medicaid Budget
An Illinois state panel appointed to find ways to cut Medicaid costs has taken one step forward and two steps back.
State Budget Cuts Could Take Away Hospice Care For Poor
Gov. Pat Quinn says the state’s Medicaid system is on the verge of collapse, and to save it, billions of dollars in spending must be cut. One service that could end on the chopping block is hospice care for the poor.
Families Protest Aurora School District’s Plan To Cut Soccer
A crowd of frustrated soccer moms, dads and players gathered Monday night at a meeting of Aurora’s Indian Prairie School Board, protesting a plan to eliminate middle school soccer.
Sheriff Dart: Cook County Jail Forced To Serve As Mental Institution
It seems that the Cook County Jail is unintentionally taking on a new role as a mental health facility.
Quinn Set To Announce Major Cuts To Medicaid
Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday that he plans to call for significant cuts to Medicaid funding as part of his effort to slash the state budget to spending levels lower than fiscal year 2008.
Quinn Asks State Departments To Cut Their Budgets
Gov. Pat Quinn has asked all the state’s constitutional offices and some state agencies to slash their annual budgets by at least 9 percent, but won’t say how he arrived at that figure.
Budget Cuts In Store For Chicago Fire Department
The choices facing Mayor Emanuel’s new fire commissioner aren’t pleasant, CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
Report: State Budget Cuts Threaten Lincoln Historic Sites
Admirers of Abraham Lincoln will be none too happy to learn that state budget cuts are threatening historic sites across the state.
Most Popular News
- The List: Chicago Schools To Be ClosedThe Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit.492
- Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary SchoolsThe Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history.4834
- Lockdown Lifted At Morton West High SchoolMorton West High School has been placed on lock down for precautionary reasons after an unknown individual entered the building.558
- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.561
- Woman Robs North Side BankA woman robbed a Lakeview bank Tuesday afternoon on the city’s North Side.262
- Four Schools To Be Spared From Closing; Another To Be DelayedHours before a final vote by the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools officials have agreed to back off of plans to close four of the 53 elementary schools targeted for closing at the end of the school year, Board Vice President Jesse Ruiz confirmed Wednesday morning.415
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