Legislation aims to help first-time homebuyers

February 27, 2025 / Comments Off on Legislation aims to help first-time homebuyers

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – As the cost of housing continues to rise, Illinois realtors are pushing legislation to make it easier for first-time homebuyers…

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Audit finds Illinois’ noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates

February 26, 2025 / Comments Off on Audit finds Illinois’ noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A pair of health care programs that benefit noncitizens – one of which is already on Gov. JB Pritzker’s budgetary…

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Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts

February 26, 2025 / Comments Off on Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker accused the Trump administration this week of continuing to withhold nearly $1.9 billion from Illinois state agencies,…

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Illinois schools continuing DEI initiatives despite federal funding threats

February 26, 2025 / Comments Off on Illinois schools continuing DEI initiatives despite federal funding threats

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education is not telling schools to stop any diversity, equity and inclusion lessons or programs,…

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Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power

February 25, 2025 / Comments Off on Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A month into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Gov. JB Pritzker last week warned that the…

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Illinois banned life sentences for young offenders—but not for those already behind bars

February 25, 2025 / Comments Off on Illinois banned life sentences for young offenders—but not for those already behind bars

Capitol News Illinois This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. sits in a visitor’s room at Lawrence Correctional Center, a…

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Lawsuit threatens Illinois minority teachers scholarship

February 25, 2025 / Comments Off on Lawsuit threatens Illinois minority teachers scholarship

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed continuing funding for a program aimed at getting more minority teachers in classrooms as a…

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Lawmakers weigh whether to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’

February 21, 2025 / Comments Off on Lawmakers weigh whether to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Lawmakers are considering legalizing a controversial medical practice that proponents say could ease suffering for the terminally ill. It’s sometimes…

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Financial impacts of federal action stir anxiety for Illinois farmers

February 21, 2025 / Comments Off on Financial impacts of federal action stir anxiety for Illinois farmers

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — The effects of President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on allies and rivals are yet to be seen, but farmers in…

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State cracks down on Chicago gas utility as other utilities ask for rate increase

February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on State cracks down on Chicago gas utility as other utilities ask for rate increase

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — State regulators on Thursday ordered Chicago’s natural gas utility, Peoples Gas, to abandon its approach to a long-beleaguered pipeline replacement…

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