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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 19, 2025
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    RTA approves 2026 budgets for Chicago transit agencies that avoid service cuts, layoffs

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    The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) board of directors approved 2026 operating budgets for Chicago-area public transit agencies that avoid layoffs and cuts to services.  

    The board also approved a capital program that utilizes new funds from a transit reform and revenue law signed by the governor this week.  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 18, 2025
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    ISBE hears revenue projections for upcoming fiscal year, approves legislative agenda

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    The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) continued its series of budget hearings and approved the legislative agenda for the 2026 legislative session on Wednesday. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    DEC 17, 2025
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    Pritzker signs $1.5 billion public transportation revenue and reform bill

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    After nearly a year of negotiations and hearings, a $1.5 billion revenue and reform package for transit agencies in Illinois was signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday. 

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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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