Peter Hancock
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DOJ seeking Illinois voter data to purge suspected noncitizens, documents suggestMay 04, 2026 5:08 pm - Trump administration lawsuits seeking access to sensitive voter registration data in Illinois and dozens of other states is part of a broader effort to purge state voter rolls of suspected noncitizens, according to documents filed recently in federal court in Springfield.
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University funding overhaul bill advances in House despite U of I oppositionMar 30, 2026 1:09 pm - Proposed legislation in the House would create a need-based formula for universities similar to the one used for K-12 schools. The bill calls for annual increases in university funding of $135 million each year over the next several years, with priority for new money given to schools that are currently the most underfunded.
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University funding overhaul bill advances in House despite U of I oppositionMar 26, 2026 6:19 pm - A bill that would overhaul the way Illinois funds its public universities advanced out of a House committee Thursday and could face a vote by the full House soon, despite...
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Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goalsMar 18, 2026 6:15 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on agencies in his administration to set goals for increasing the number of adults in the state with college degrees or other postsecondary cr...
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Bill expanding access to discounted drugs awaits Illinois House actionMar 05, 2026 1:52 pm - The 340B drug program requires manufacturers to provide steep discounts for certain medications to safety net clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers and other health care providers that serve low-income and uninsured patients. Legislation to prevent manufacturers from restricting access to those drugs awaits final action in the House.
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Former DOJ attorneys intervene in lawsuit seeking sensitive Illinois voter registration dataMar 04, 2026 6:36 pm - Eighteen former U.S. Department of Justice attorneys filed a brief in federal court this week opposing the Trump administration’s lawsuit that seeks access to sensitive p...
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Bill to regulate homeowners insurance rates crops up again in SpringfieldFeb 14, 2026 12:15 pm - Illinois lawmakers are poised to make a second attempt at passing a bill that would give state regulators more authority to control the rising cost of homeowners insurance.
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High court rejects challenge to wind-generated transmission line, but funding challenges remainJan 25, 2026 9:04 am - Developers of a proposed massive transmission line that would bring wind-generated electricity from western Kansas to Illinois and other Midwest states cleared a legal hurdle Friday when the Illinois Supreme Court rejected a challenge to their state permit.
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Illinois Department of Human Services reports yearslong data breachJan 06, 2026 3:04 pm - The Illinois Department of Human Services disclosed recently that it mistakenly uploaded private health-related information about hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans to a publicly accessible website and left it there for more than three years before it discovered the mistake.
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New Illinois education measures focus on immigrant rights, AI in the classroomJan 01, 2026 11:05 am - Immigrant rights and artificial intelligence were two of the hot-button issues that influenced public education in 2025. They are also the subject of new education-related laws that will take effect at the start of the new year.