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OCT 09, 2025
National Guard troops and protestors in Los Angeles in June 2025 [U.S. Northern Command, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons]
Attorneys from the Illinois Attorney General’s office and the Department of Justice will meet in court Thursday for oral arguments in Illinois’ lawsuit against the deployment of the National Guard in the state.
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OCT 08, 2025
An Illinois energy omnibus bill expected to be called during the fall veto session would establish an integrated resource planning (IRP) process in Illinois.
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OCT 07, 2025
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Protestors in Broadview on Sept. 26. [Paul Goyette/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0]
After more than a month of back-and-forth, the state has sued the Trump administration over orders to deploy federalized National Guard troops in Illinois.
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OCT 06, 2025
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) has revised its 2026 budget shortfall projection for Chicago-area transit from $771 million to $202 million.
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OCT 03, 2025
The latest version of an energy omnibus bill being negotiated in the Illinois General Assembly includes a thermal energy network program.
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OCT 02, 2025
Evidence-based funding has improved per-pupil spending, but Illinois students continue to fall behind the national average on proficiency, a new report found. Illinois’ public universities and community colleges are also seeing a decrease in enrollment and face growing budget gaps.
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OCT 01, 2025
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Tuesday blocking a federal order reallocating funding from Illinois and 11 other states.
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SEP 30, 2025
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Gov. JB Pritzker says the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a memo to the Department of Defense (DOD) requesting the deployment of 100 Illinois National Guard troops in Chicago.
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SEP 30, 2025
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined state attorneys general on Monday to discuss actions taken by states to fill gaps in consumer and worker protections.
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SEP 29, 2025
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey officially launched his campaign for the 2026 Republican nomination, running on a platform that embraces Cook County Republicans.
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