Illinois began the first day of the fiscal year without a budget.

Last week, the water company warned about a possible water shortage effecting customers, along with a boil order.

Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed a bare-bones budget lawmakers sent him.

The House speaker and Senate president announced Wednesday that they're calling a special legislative session for July 14.

The governor is scheduled to veto legislation Wednesday afternoon, a day after he threatened to veto a version of the state budget that he opposes.

Illinois is once again beginning a new budget year without a budget.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn promises a veto if lawmakers send him a budget that fails to balance and slashes key services.

Gov. Pat Quinn has suddenly scheduled a speech to the Illinois House and Senate for Tuesday afternoon, just hours before the state budget expires.

Gov. Pat Quinn is heading back to Springfield still insisting that he won't accept a "half-baked" budget from lawmakers.

Illinois' corn crop continues to improve as growers are welcoming drier weather to help them rebound from a soggy spring that slowed their plantings.

Tuesday is the final day of the current budget year for state government.

Deere & Co. said Tuesday about 800 salaried workers have decided to leave the world's largest farm machinery maker under a voluntary separation program.

For months, people in the state Capitol have said Illinois needs a budget by July 1, the start of the new fiscal year.

It won't be listed in the credits with Johnny Depp, but one of the biggest stars in "Public Enemies" is Chicago.

The Illinois budget expires at midnight Tuesday, but state officials are nowhere close to agreeing on a new budget.