By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — Members of the mental health community claim Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed $53 million spending cut will cost the state in the long run, but Quinn and others say the cuts are needed to balance the budget.

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By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — Illinois hasn’t met its end of the bargain in funding the school districts this year — and it probably won’t next year, state education officials said Tuesday.

By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — Competing estimates for how much money Illinois must spend in the next fiscal year could be the difference between open doors or shuttered windows for smaller state-funded services.   

By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers want to see high-schoolers add another year of math, without subtracting from students planning to hit the workforce immediately after graduation.