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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 17, 2025
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    Illinois vaccine advisory panel votes to continue universal Hepatitis B vaccine recommendation

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    The Illinois Department of Public Health’s vaccine advisory committee again rejected federal vaccine recommendations Tuesday, voting to continue to recommend the Hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 16, 2025
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    Pritzker signs bills raising minimum detention age for youth offenders, protecting lawmakers from doxxing

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed a series of bills last week, including measures raising the minimum detention age for juvenile offenders, protecting public officials from doxxing and expanding property tax relief for seniors. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 16, 2025
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    Pritzker says he could have gone either way on medical aid in dying bill, has no plans to endorse in Illinois comptroller primary

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    Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday that he could have gone either way on a measure allowing terminally ill patients to end their own lives but ultimately chose to sign the bill. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 15, 2025
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    Pritzker signs bill allowing terminally ill patients to end their own lives

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    The Illinois House Executive Committee hears Senate Bill 1950 May 16 in Springfield. [BlueRoomStream]

    Terminally ill patients will be able to medically end their own lives after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday legalizing the process. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 15, 2025
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    Civic Federation report raises concerns about sustainability of sales tax revenue in public transit revenue plan

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    The Chicago-area transit reform and revenue package is expected to avoid a fiscal cliff and implement beneficial reforms, but questions remain about funding sustainability and implementation, a new report from the Civic Federation says. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 12, 2025
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    Two candidates running in open Republican primary in Illinois’ 33rd Senate District

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    With Sen. Donald DeWitte (R-West Dundee) retiring from the Illinois Senate, two candidates are running in the open primary to replace him. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 11, 2025
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    Illinois election board approves $54.8 million budget request, removes 12 candidates from 2026 primary ballot

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    The Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) Tuesday approved a $54.8 million budget request for the upcoming fiscal year and removed 12 candidates from the 2026 primary ballot. Candidates removed include Gov. JB Pritzker’s sole challenger in the Democratic primary for governor. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 10, 2025
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    Governor signs bill allowing civil action against federal immigration officers, expands protections at hospitals, daycares

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday creating a right to civil action for individuals to sue law enforcement officers, including federal agents. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 09, 2025
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    Report finds pay disparities in Illinois remain despite pay transparency laws

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    A report released Monday found gender and racial pay gaps have persisted in Illinois despite efforts to narrow them. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 09, 2025
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    Illinois’ unfunded pension liability at more than $144 billion

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    Illinois saw a small decrease in its unfunded pension liability in the 2025 fiscal year, but the system continues to suffer from decades of underfunding, according to a report from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA).

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