By Benjamin Yount and Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — One of Illinois’ private, fiscal watchdogs says lawmakers need to slash billions, not just trim millions, from Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed state budget.

  By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD ­— The stage has been set for a spending showdown between the General Assembly and Gov. Pat Quinn.

By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's budget proposal tops 400 pages and is more than 3 inches thick.   Inside the governor's plan for the next fiscal year, which begins in June, are the details of how he wants to spend $33.9 billion in taxpayers’ money. 

By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers agree the state needs to cut spending, but few are quick to rally behind Gov. Pat Quinn's spending plan that would close state facilities in many of their districts and cut Medicaid spending on many of their constituents.

  By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — Illinois' local governments, parks, prisons and police officers are going to have to fight over the leftovers of Gov. Pat Quinn's budget proposal. 

  By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Higher hospital bills could be facing the average Illinois household under Gov.Pat Quinn’s $33.8 billion proposed budget.