Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goals
Executive order creates new working group to recommend plans for increasing postsecondary attainment.
Tag: Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
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.
States say paperwork tied to $10B funding freeze is an intentionally ‘impossible task’
The targeted states called the Trump administration’s funding freeze a fishing expedition.
Illinois Department of Human Services reports yearslong data breach
The department did not directly respond to questions.
Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B: report
Tariffs are also hurting economic activity, according to new reports released by the governor’s office.
Illinois is turning to local jails to treat mentally ill defendants. Some early results offer hope — and warnings
Pilot programs in Kankakee and McHenry counties provide mental health care to defendants, from smaller jails, who have deemed unfit ...
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.
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