Trump administration blocks more than $400M in funding for Illinois health programs

March 27, 2025 / Comments Off on Trump administration blocks more than $400M in funding for Illinois health programs

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — President Donald Trump’s administration is pulling back $477 million from Illinois that was to be used to prevent infectious disease…

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Despite Trump order, Illinois won’t require voter proof of citizenship

March 27, 2025 / Comments Off on Despite Trump order, Illinois won’t require voter proof of citizenship

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois voters casting ballots in the April 1 consolidated elections will not be required to show proof of U.S. citizenship,…

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Bipartisan effort seeks stricter measures to protect sexual assault victims in schools

March 27, 2025 / Comments Off on Bipartisan effort seeks stricter measures to protect sexual assault victims in schools

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Even after the family of a victim of sexual assault from Taylorville obtained an emergency order of protection, the school…

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A university, a rural town and their fight to survive Trump’s war on higher education

March 27, 2025 / Comments Off on A university, a rural town and their fight to survive Trump’s war on higher education

Capitol News Illinois Editor’s note: (This is a first-person column that includes commentary and analysis.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — I grew up off a gravel road…

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Democrats argue Republicans waited too long to file latest redistricting lawsuit

March 26, 2025 / Comments Off on Democrats argue Republicans waited too long to file latest redistricting lawsuit

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Two elections have come and gone since the Illinois General Assembly passed new legislative maps, and Democrats’ attorneys argue in…

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Raoul joins motion to block dismantling of U.S. Education Department

March 25, 2025 / Comments Off on Raoul joins motion to block dismantling of U.S. Education Department

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 other state attorneys general are asking a federal judge to immediately halt President…

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After public pressure, Illinois commits $8M to repair deteriorating site where Lincoln launched political career

March 25, 2025 / Comments Off on After public pressure, Illinois commits $8M to repair deteriorating site where Lincoln launched political career

Capitol News Illinois PETERSBURG — Nearly a century after the Civil Conservation Corps reconstructed the once-thriving village of New Salem where Abraham Lincoln spent his…

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Potawatomi to reclaim tribal land in DeKalb County

March 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Potawatomi to reclaim tribal land in DeKalb County

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – More than 175 years after their reservation in Illinois was illegally sold at auction, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is…

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Pritzker vetoes bill that would have required warehouse workers to know their quotas

March 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Pritzker vetoes bill that would have required warehouse workers to know their quotas

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker issued a rare veto Friday of a bill that would require warehouse workers in Illinois to know…

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Illinois’ child welfare agency failed to produce critical reports after child deaths

March 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Illinois’ child welfare agency failed to produce critical reports after child deaths

Capitol News Illinois By Peter Nickeas, Illinois Answers Project The state agency responsible for keeping Illinois’ most vulnerable children safe has failed to produce legally…

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