Nursing home industry unlikely to see much help from Springfield in tough budget year

May 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Nursing home industry unlikely to see much help from Springfield in tough budget year

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] It’s been four years since some of the worst scenes of COVID-19 played out in locked-down nursing homes…

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Hundreds of bills pass, including changes to state’s biometric data privacy law

May 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Hundreds of bills pass, including changes to state’s biometric data privacy law

By HANNAH MEISEL COLE LONGCOR & ALEX ABEDDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers passed more than 200 bills this week ahead of their…

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Pritzker pledges to expand access to mental health care in Illinois

May 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker pledges to expand access to mental health care in Illinois

By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – In the middle of Mental Health Awareness Month, Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton…

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With 1 week left in session, Pritzker admin says all revenue options remain on the table

May 17, 2024 / Comments Off on With 1 week left in session, Pritzker admin says all revenue options remain on the table

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] While the governor’s office instructed its agency directors to identify $800 million in potential budget cuts last week,…

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Illinois launches summer food assistance program

May 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois launches summer food assistance program

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The state is launching a new program to provide food assistance during the summer for families…

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Lawmakers consider tax break for news publishers, state-sponsored journalism scholarships

May 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Lawmakers consider tax break for news publishers, state-sponsored journalism scholarships

By ALEX ABBEDUTO & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A new measure being debated in the Illinois General Assembly would create a…

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As vacated Centralia funeral home prepares for new tenant, owner makes a startling find

May 15, 2024 / Comments Off on As vacated Centralia funeral home prepares for new tenant, owner makes a startling find

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] In the basement of a Centralia funeral home in a dark hallway off the embalming room, tucked inside…

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Illinois Supreme Court considers expectation of privacy in hospitals

May 14, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois Supreme Court considers expectation of privacy in hospitals

By DILPREET RAJU & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – While Cortez Turner was in a hospital room being treated for a gunshot…

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Capitol Briefs: House OKs program for student teacher stipends – but not the funding for it

May 14, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: House OKs program for student teacher stipends – but not the funding for it

By PETER HANCOCK & ANDREW CAMPBELL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House approved a bill Tuesday to allow student teachers to receive…

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Capitol Briefs: Republicans sue over law banning legislative candidate slating

May 13, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Republicans sue over law banning legislative candidate slating

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] One week after Gov. JB Pritzker signed an elections-related measure that his fellow Democrats quickly muscled through the…

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