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JUN 27, 2025
Illinois lawmakers, transit activists, union members and environmentalists gathered outside Union Station Thursday to call on the legislature to return to Springfield to address the upcoming public transit budget gap.
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JUN 26, 2025
The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) approved grant programs and heard updates on legislation, including a new program to directly admit Illinois students to public universities, during their meeting Wednesday.
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Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to officially launch his campaign for a third term Thursday.
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JUN 25, 2025
The beginning of July marks a new fiscal year in Illinois, with new taxes and some new laws going into effect.
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JUN 24, 2025
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul testifies to Congressional members Monday. [House Committee on the Judiciary]
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined Democratic members of Congress and fellow attorneys general for an informal hearing Monday on legal challenges to the Trump administration.
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In 2024, the Illinois Prison Review Board voted to release Crosetti Brand, who was serving time on domestic battery charges. A day after release, he stabbed his ex-girlfriend and killed her son, 11-year-old Jayden Perkins.
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JUN 23, 2025
Illinois Republican lawmakers are alleging legislative leaders are skirting constitutional requirements to pass bills.
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JUN 20, 2025
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued guidance for organizations engaging in environmental justice work in the face of executive orders seeking to end federal environmental justice action.
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JUN 19, 2025
In the waning hours of the legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly passed a measure expanding the state’s jurisdiction for certain lawsuits against businesses. Illinois Republicans and business organizations are asking Gov. JB Pritzker to veto it.
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The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules meets Tuesday in Chicago. [BlueRoomStream]
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is one step closer to implementing the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act, creating a certification process for relative caregivers to receive full financial support.
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