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  • Camryn Cutinello
    AUG 28, 2025
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    IDHS audits find repeat violations of patient restraint policy, SNAP determination errors

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    The Legislative Audit Commission did not accept two audits last week from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) because of repeat findings, including failure to follow the proper procedure to restrain a patient and determination errors for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    AUG 27, 2025
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    Illinois fertilizer facility a decade in the making gets state incentive package

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    The proposed Cronus site on the north side of the highway on Monday, March 21, 2016. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

    A fertilizer production facility in Tuscola more than a decade in the making is expected to break ground in the coming months, backed by state incentives. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    AUG 26, 2025
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    Pritzker, Johnson tell Trump federal troops are unwarranted, threaten legal action

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    Flanked by Illinois officials from across the state, Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson again rejected the notion of deploying federal troops in Chicago, with Pritzker saying the state will sue if they are. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    AUG 25, 2025
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    Pritzker signs reproductive rights expansions into law

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed two measures Friday aimed at protecting abortion medication access and expanding access to the practice on public university campuses.  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    AUG 25, 2025
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    Nine Illinois rural hospitals could close as a result of Medicaid cuts

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    The 2025 federal budget reconciliation bill’s cuts to Medicaid have left rural hospitals in Illinois fearful of their future providing medical care. 

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    Chicago Transit Authority
    AUG 22, 2025
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    RTA proposes budget numbers that would shift funding to CTA to stave off deficit

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    As Chicago public transportation braces for a steep budget deficit and the possibility of no relief from Springfield, the Regional Transportation Authority is proposing a plan that would shift some funds from Metra and Pace to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    AUG 22, 2025
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    Illinois releases new Statewide Violence Prevention Plan focused on addressing root causes of crime

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    The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) released its 2025-29 Statewide Violence Prevention Plan on Wednesday, focused on utilizing a public health response to reduce crime rates.  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    AUG 21, 2025
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    Pritzker says extra state funding for CPS is ‘not going to happen’

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    With Chicago Public Schools (CPS) facing a $734 million shortfall in 2026, the mayor and Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) have called on the state to make a $1.6 billion payment they say is owed to the district. Gov. JB Pritzker says “that's just not going to happen.” 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    AUG 21, 2025
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    Homeowners’ insurance groups argue against stronger regulations during Illinois Senate Committee hearing

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    Insurance advocates argued against stronger state regulations over homeowners’ insurance rate increases during a meeting of the Senate Insurance Committee Wednesday. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    AUG 20, 2025
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    Senate Public Utilities Committee discusses rising energy costs, clean energy hurdles

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    With some residents across Illinois reporting triple digit increases to their electric bills this summer, the Illinois Senate Public Utilities Committee met Monday to hear from stakeholders and advocacy groups on what's driving the increases. 

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