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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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JUN 17, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget Monday in Chicago. [Camryn Cutinello/The Daily Line]
With 14 days to spare, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the $55.2 billion state budget Monday morning.
The Fiscal Year 2026 budget will officially go into effect July 1, backed by new taxes on nicotine products, gambling and out-of-state corporations. The spending plan is the largest in state history, but Pritzker praised it as balanced and said it represented necessary investments in Illinois.
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JUN 16, 2025
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As Chicago-area transit agencies enter an uncertain budget year, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is preparing for potential service cuts.
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