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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 17, 2025
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    Bill to create overdose prevention site pilot clears first hurdle in Illinois House

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    Advocates for an overdose prevention site bill speak after it passed committee Thursday in Springfield. [BlueRoomStream]

    After years of work, a measure to create an overdose prevention site pilot program could make it to the governor’s desk this year. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 14, 2025
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    Illinois joins lawsuit to stop education department layoffs, Pritzker warns of difficult decisions if cuts continue

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    Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly Thursday in Rosemont. 

    Illinois is joining a lawsuit alleging mass layoffs within the Department of Education are part of a plan to unlawfully dismantle the department. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 14, 2025
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    Illinois House committee passes bill to streamline healthcare programs for noncitizen human trafficking victims

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    The House Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee meets Thursday in Springfield. [BlueRoomStream]

    The House Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee passed a measure Thursday to streamline two programs that provide medical assistance to non-citizens who are victims of human trafficking, torture or other serious crimes. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 13, 2025
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    Illinois House Judiciary Civil Committee approves bill to stop threatening ‘leafletting,’ ban third-party reservation sellers

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    The House Judiciary Civil Committee approved a series of bills Wednesday intended to allow all Illinois corporations to choose their governance style, stop threatening “leafletting” and ban third-party restaurant reservation sellers.   

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 13, 2025
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    Illinois House Executive Committee approves bill to increase borrowing limit of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, add heritage sites to conservation rights

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    The Senate Executive Committee meets Wednesday in Springfield [BlueRoomStream]

    The House Executive Committee approved a series of measures Wednesday to increase the borrowing limit for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), add cultural heritage sites to the definition of conservation rights and change the audit requirement for local units of government. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 12, 2025
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    Suburban counties, labor unions testify in opposition of Chicago-area transit consolidation

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    A CTA logo and train. 

    Suburban municipalities want to ensure they keep a seat at the table as the General Assembly looks at possible reforms for Chicago-area transit agencies. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 12, 2025
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    Bill looks to prioritize local farms in state food purchasing

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    A measure proposed in the Illinois General Assembly would require state agencies to begin prioritizing Illinois farmers and quality when purchasing food. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 11, 2025
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    Mental health care providers advocate for bill setting minimum reimbursement rate

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    After more than two years of work, advocates for a bill creating a minimum insurance reimbursement rate for mental health, behavioral health and substance abuse care are hopeful they’ll see it pass both chambers this session. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 10, 2025
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    Proposed bill package aims to reduce the amount of food waste in Illinois landfills

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    Advocates for Senate Bills 1397 and 1398 speak at a press conferences Thursday in Springfield [BlueRoomStream] 

    A bill package in the Illinois Senate aims to decrease the amount of food waste that ends up in landfills. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAR 07, 2025
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    Commission of Government Forecasting and Accountability shares reasoning behind lowered revenue estimates

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    After forecasting revenues for Fiscal Year 2026 will be $700 million below the number predicted by the governor’s budget office, leaders from the Commission of Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) shared some insights on the state’s revenues. 

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