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Legislature approves bill to prioritize family members in foster care

January 6, 2025

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A bill soon heading to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials in…

January 6, 2025

Capitol News Illinois News organizations in Illinois can now apply to receive tax credits for journalists that were on their…

January 3, 2025

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A task force created in the wake of a deadly Metro East tornado has issued…

December 30, 2024

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers could soon make it easier for children in foster care to live with…

December 27, 2024

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers in early January could consider easing requirements for residents to change their names,…

December 26, 2024

Capitol News Illinois The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year…

December 23, 2024

Capitol News Illinois Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state…

December 23, 2024

By Tammie Sloup FarmWeek U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing federal protections for the monarch butterfly. The service…

December 20, 2024

Capitol News Illinois Illinois utilities are set to invest more than a billion dollars into upgrading the state’s electric distribution…

December 20, 2024

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Before jurors in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial departed the Dirksen Federal Courthouse…

December 20, 2024

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for…

December 19, 2024

Capitol News Illinois When you flip the switch, the lights come on. But in Illinois, after years of sweeping reforms…