SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois House leaders returned to work today, facing a budget deficit exceeding $2 billion.
The federal government wants to cut funding for several social service and food assistance programs, as well as Medicaid.
The General Assembly is under increasing pressure to allocate funds for a new Bears stadium in Arlington Heights. The urgency has intensified as Northwest Indiana attempts to lure the Chicago Bears away from this potential development…