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Chicago Tribune editorial board member and Rockford native Kristen McQueary joined the show once again this week to preview a big vote planned for this week in the Illinois House. House Speaker Mike Madigan is expected to call for a vote on Wednesday to override the Governor's veto of a bill that would essentially strip him of his ability to negotiate contacts with AFSCME...

When Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) joins the show, we usually spend a majority of the time talking about national issues that affect Stateline area residents. However, this time around the Congressman had many thoughts on what's happening here in the Land of Lincoln...

As the budget stalemate continues in Springfield, the question that continues to be asked is, "Exactly how long until we have a resolution?" Well, if this interview with House Speaker Michael Madigan is any indication, a deal could be elusive for quite some time...

Rockford native and Guilford grad Kristen McQueary of the Chicago Tribune's editorial board joined the show once again this week to Illinois' current budget stalemate. Kristen and other Tribune board members were visited on Wednesday by Senate President John Cullerton...

We last talked with Tom Cross as his campaigned for Illinois Treasurer, a race he lost by the slimmest of margins. During his years in the state House we developed a nice rapport with him and were glad to welcome him back to the show this week to discuss the budget fight in Springfield and the developing Illinois U...

Will Stevenson -- Illinois Radio Network The thoughts of House Speaker Michael Madigan following the latest House session -- which resulted in a one-month budget getting passed -- sound awfully familiar. Madigan says he knows Governor Bruce Rauner won't sign the one-month plan, and that the House will stay in session all summer until everyone plays nice...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democrats are sending Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner budget bills even as both sides remain deadlocked over a spending plan. The House and Senate this week each sent two of nearly two dozen budget bills to Rauner's desk...

As the budget showdown continues in Springfield, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner told us he is prepared to fight for his reforms and will not back down in his mission to shrink wasteful government spending. Rauner joined "Riley & Scot" this morning on the show and said Illinois taxpayers simply aren't getting value for their money. He...

Illinois State Rep. Ron Sandack joined the show this week to recap where we're at in negotiations on the state budget plan. Democrats in the House and Senate have approved a spending plan that is nearly $4 billion out-of-balance in the hope that Gov...

It's about to get really interesting in Springfield as the deadline to pass a spending plan for the upcoming budget year approaches. House Speaker Mike Madigan says Democrats will run a spending plan this week for about $36.3 billion worth of expenditures, which is about $4 billion more than projected revenues...