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Protesters gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump’s impeachment

By Jade Aubrey
Feb 05, 2025 6:06 pm - Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s administration and Elon Musk. The group stood in the...
Pritzker signs law to prioritize ‘kin first’ approach to placing foster children

By Ben Szalinski
Feb 05, 2025 4:46 pm - Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday.
Trump administration opens antisemitism inquiries at 5 colleges including Columbia and Berkeley

By COLLIN BINKLEY
Feb 04, 2025 8:42 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities including Columbia and the University of Ca...
Pritzker bans Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump from state jobs

By Tobi Raji
Feb 01, 2025 5:17 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) has directed the state’s hiring authority to block all those who participated in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from st...
State education board issues guidance to schools on Trump immigration actions

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Jan 23, 2025 1:15 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education has issued guidance to schools in the wake of President Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportations of immigrants without legal documentation living in the United States.
Illinois Shelter Alliance calls for $100 million state funding boost to fight homelessness

By Atmika Iyer and Medill Illinois News Bureau
Jan 18, 2025 4:00 am - Homelessness in Illinois more than doubled from 2023-2024; advocates urge $100M funding boost to add shelters, aid, citing pandemic response successes and ongoing housing affordability crisis.
State school board seeks 4.6% budget increase

By Peter Hancock
Jan 18, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois education budget grows, but 7 in 10 students still underfunded. Can Pritzker bridge the gap?
Illinoisans may be able to file federal taxes for free

ByJade Aubrey and UIS Public Affairs Reporting
Jan 16, 2025 1:33 pm - Many Illinois residents will be able to use the IRS Direct File service to electronically prepare and file their 2024 federal tax returns for free. Almost 2 million eligible Illinois taxpayers will be able to use Direct File starting Jan. 27.
‘Sneaky swearing’: Why Illinois rejected 335 vanity plates requests last year

By Marni Pyke
Jan 08, 2025 10:43 am - Some words were too hot to handle on Illinois license plate requests because of “lecherous language.“
Illinois on tap to have biggest year yet from marijuana tax revenue

By Jake Griffin
Dec 31, 2024 1:49 pm - Illinois is poised to see its best year yet for tax revenue from adult-use marijuana sales in 2024.

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