Details of $55.9B budget begin to take shape with 12 hours left in session
Senate budget sponsor teases sales tax holiday on school supplies and gas tax freeze.
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How Illinois county clerks are combating election misinformation
Amid lower rates of voter faith, officials say elections are safe and secure — and they’re working to prove it ...
Illinois State Board of Education wants to revamp how it counts low-income students
Changes in federal social programs could threaten school funding in low-income areas.
Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients
The bill would remove certain prescriptions from a statewide database.
Illinois launches online resources for households on federal food assistance
Developed in a public-private partnership, the sites seek to share work, training and volunteer opportunities for SNAP recipients.
Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goals
Executive order creates new working group to recommend plans for increasing postsecondary attainment.
Report outlines premature deaths, chronic health problems among homeless Illinoisans
Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed a reduction in funding for his Home Illinois plan in the upcoming fiscal year.
Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies
The plan includes new taxes on social media companies but keeps spending relatively flat from the current year.
New SNAP work requirements go into effect Feb. 1, threatening recipient eligibility
Expanded work requirements from H.R. 1 could affect up to 340,000 Illinoisans who receive SNAP benefits, beginning Feb. 1.
Case of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed at state-operated developmental center
The disease can be fatal to one-in-four residents living in health care facilities.
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