NewsMon, 26 Jun 2017The Court of Claims is Not a Remedy The Illinois Appellate Court has dismissed human
services providers case seeking to be paid for
work performed under legal and binding
contracts, directing the Pay Now Illinois
plaintiffs and all unpaid Illinois vendors
to the Illinois Court of Claims. posted at: 14:33 Tue, 13 Jun 2017While The State of Illinois Shrinks, Others May Grow On July 1, Illinois will be entering its third
year without a budget and there is no shortage
of blame to go around for this mammoth failure
of state government. But as non-political
entities, we are not interested in finger
pointing. We just want to be paid by the state
for services that have been provided and
continue to be provided despite the lack of a
state budget. posted at: 20:59 Thu, 08 Jun 2017If the State Won't Do Its Job, Then the Courts Will If the Governor and General Assembly wont pass
a state budget to ensure that a wide range of
providers are getting paid, then it appears some
Courts are willing to step in to force the
issue. posted at: 18:03 Fri, 19 May 2017Civic Committee Outlines Plan for Action Illinois businesses are pushing the State to end the budget impasse. The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club has published an extensive report on how the state can regain its financial integrity You can read the report here or, if you prefer something shorter, here is a link to the press release. Let's hope the folks in Springfield read it. posted at: 22:36 Wed, 17 May 2017The Calendar Is Not Our Friend As another effort at a Grand Bargain teeters,
the calendar makes clear that time is working
against a budget agreement. The State is six
weeks away from the end of the fiscal year
that means Illinois is six weeks away from
entering its third year as the state without a
budget a thoroughly unacceptable proposition
for businesses, educators, social and human
services providers and the taxpayers and clients
they serve. posted at: 14:47 |