The relative financial calm that has marked Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s six years in office may soon be coming to a close as his administration Friday forecast a more than $3 billion budget shortfall for the next fiscal year.

That marks a major departure from years when the state would post budget surpluses on his watch and presents the governor with a painful set of potential solutions at the same time he contemplates whether to seek a third term in 2026.

For almost 100 years, alcohol has been illegal to buy in Muncie, Illinois. However, that trend may change in the very near future.

An ordinance that’s been on the books for about a century is now on the ballot for the small Vermilion County village. Muncie has been a dry village since prohibition.