State grants allow small Illinois farmers to develop local food-sharing networks
Local food system grants will return in 2026 with $4 million in funding.
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Full SNAP benefits to resume this month after government shutdown ends
SNAP benefits resume in Illinois after government shutdown delay put residents at risk of hunger.
Aquifer protection, Chicago pension boost among more than 100 new laws
Other new laws require trauma-informed police training, AI regulations and new requirements for insurance plans.
State health department warns respiratory illnesses are on the rise
Urges public to stay home when sick, practice good hand hygiene
Public health officials urge caution around respiratory illnesses
The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging caution before the holiday season.
On Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, advocates spotlight ongoing racial disparities
Illinois lawmakers and advocates commemorated National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Tuesday, calling attention to the disproportionate impact the disease has ...
Lawmaker to IDPH at administrative committee: ‘The pandemic is over’
A legislative panel on Tuesday objected to an emergency rule put forth by the Illinois Department of Public Health, with ...
Pritzker: Monkeypox disaster declaration will aid in vaccine distribution
Gov. JB Pritzker issued a public health emergency declaration and declared Illinois a disaster area in response to the monkeypox ...
Pritzker announces new IDPH pick, further scales back COVID-19 orders
Illinois will soon have a new Department of Public Health director and its first electric vehicles coordinator after Gov. JB ...
What’s next for the Illinois parole board?
In a rare move earlier this week, the state Senate rejected a gubernatorial appointee to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board ...
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