Session cheat sheet: What’s ahead as Illinois General Assembly nears its conclusion?
AI, budget, Bears, BUILD, credit cards, drugs and data centers among measures still in limbo.
Tag: Illinois Department of Early Childhood
Report: Illinois stalls in efforts to expand preschool compared to other states
Despite governor-led efforts to expand preschool programs, a nationwide report says Illinois’ progress has stalled.
Latin American history, pet custody bills advance in Springfield ahead of deadline
Lawmakers moving dozens of bills as the legislature enters final 6-week stretch.
State education officials present $10.9B budget request to fund public schools
As lawmakers piece together a state budget, public school funding looms large.
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.
Pritzker signs bill enacting immigrant protections in courthouses
The measure bans civil immigration arrests near state courthouses and allows residents to sue immigration agents who violate their rights.
“All our future money is gone”: The impossible task of providing child care in rural Illinois
Though the governor promised to make Illinois “the best state” to raise young children, child care continues to disappear.
Pritzker education policy advisor named to head new Department of Early Childhood
Governor Pritzker named Teresa Ramos as the inaugural secretary of the Illinois Department of Early Childhood, set to consolidate early ...
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