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UPDATED: Fitch, S&P announce Illinois credit ratings upgrades

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Fitch Ratings on Thursday raised the state of Illinois’ rating for general obligation bonds two notches, to BBB+, making it the second rating agency to do so in recent weeks and marking the fourth time the state has received a credit upgrade in the last year.

Illinois has tangled history with abortion despite recent liberal push

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

A leaked draft of an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could overturn the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade reignited a political debate over whether access to abortion is a constitutional right or something that can be regulated by the states.

Nursing home payment reform drives $700 million to improve staffing, quality of care

Thursday, April 7, 2022

A bill that would inject more than $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursing homes to increase staffing levels and improve quality of care unanimously cleared the Illinois House on...

Capitol News Illinois to expand investigations, analysis in year 4

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Since its beginning, Capitol News Illinois has had more than 2,100 stories published in nearly every daily and nondaily newspaper in the state. There have been more than 65,000 instances of our...

Black and Latino caucuses voice support for proposed budget

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus voiced their overall support for Gov. GB Pritzker’s budget in separate news conferences Wednesday, but...

What’s in Pritzker’s proposed budget?

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

On Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his fourth proposed budget, this one for fiscal year 2023 which will begin July 1, and outlined spending plans for an anticipated $1.7 billion surplus for...

Senate Republicans call for ‘common sense’ ethics reforms

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Demanding what they call “common sense ethics reform,” Senate Republicans plan to take action in addressing unethical behavior by elected public officials.

Lawmakers prepare for shortened 2022 session

Monday, January 3, 2022

The 2022 session of the Illinois General Assembly will be even shorter than originally planned due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Democratic leaders announced.

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UPDATED: Fitch, S&P announce Illinois credit ratings upgrades

Illinois has tangled history with abortion despite recent liberal push