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AUG 28, 2025
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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AUG 27, 2025
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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AUG 26, 2025
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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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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AUG 25, 2025
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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AUG 22, 2025
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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AUG 22, 2025
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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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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AUG 21, 2025
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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AUG 20, 2025
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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