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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As Medicaid redeterminations restart, about 73% of state’s recipients remain enrolled
By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] About 73 percent of Illinois’ Medicaid recipients remain on the rolls after the…
For Many Illinoisans in Flood-Prone Areas, Buyouts Are the Only Way Out
By Laura Stewart, Illinois Answers Project April 23, 2024 DIETERICH, Ill. – Every day, Berdeena Leturno checks her email for…