Mendoza pushes for law requiring greater deposits in ‘rainy day’ fund
A bill that would trigger automatic payments into the state’s so-called “rainy day” fund is heading to the Illinois House...
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Nika Schoonover was the University of Illinois Public Affairs Reporting program intern for Capitol News Illinois from January until June 2023. Each year, CNI takes at least one intern from the program, working with them to supplement our state government coverage as they earn a master’s degree from UIS.
A bill that would trigger automatic payments into the state’s so-called “rainy day” fund is heading to the Illinois House...
Illinois House Democrats launched a cannabis working group to advance industry growth while meeting social equity goals.
Illinoisans seeking to legally change the gender on their birth certificate will have an easier time under a new law...
Even factoring in the possibility of a “mild recession” this year, the proposed budget Gov. JB Pritzker laid out on...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed 15 bills into law, tackling policy areas from tourism to prison reform and making...
Illinois lawmakers and advocates commemorated National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Tuesday, calling attention to the disproportionate impact the disease has...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced the creation of a $40 million grant program to incentivize the creation of large...
Illinois schools are still grappling with a teacher shortage that seems to only be getting worse, a recent survey by...
For newly sworn-in Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, customer service is the central mission as he assumes the state’s second-largest...
After his second-term inauguration amid a frenzied “lame duck” legislative session last week, Gov. JB Pritzker took the global stage...
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