Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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‘Reckless, irresponsible’: DCFS failing to produce critical reports after child deathsApr 26, 2025 4:00 am - Investigation: Illinois fails its most vulnerable kids, doesn't produce legally required public reports on over 1,200 child deaths and 3,000 injuries.
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Citing growing list of duties, Illinois’ Raoul seeks a $15M increase in AG budgetApr 26, 2025 4:00 am - Kwame Raoul says his office needs more money. But can he justify how much he's spending to sue Trump?
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Protesters seek support for caregivers of people with disabilitiesApr 26, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois disability advocates urge state legislators to raise wages and prevent cuts to services for caregivers of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Pritzker balances messaging as some Dems encourage party to avoid ‘bathroom issues’Apr 26, 2025 4:00 am - While Pritzker champions transgender rights, Newsom and Emanuel say Democrats should talk less about social issues and more about the economy.
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Stratton secures Pritzker’s backing in Senate bid, positions herself as ‘fighter’ of TrumpApr 25, 2025 3:54 pm - Just one day into her campaign to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Friday received a key endorsement from Gov. JB Pritzker, nearly eight years after he first tapped her to be his running mate.
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‘I’ve done this my way’: Durbin reflects on decision to retireApr 24, 2025 6:31 pm - Standing on his backyard deck Thursday — the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate — Illinois’ senior Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on his decision to retire after four decades in Congress.
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Measles outbreak spreads to Illinois with case reported downstateApr 24, 2025 10:32 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday afternoon the first case of measles in the state.
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Illinois scrambles to boost locally produced farm products after Trump’s funding freezeApr 22, 2025 1:36 pm - Amid federal cuts to two food programs designed to strengthen statewide food systems, Illinois lawmakers are trying to help small farms by pushing two bills through the legislature that would reallocate state funds to purchase farm food locally and help poultry farmers sell more of their products directly to consumers.
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Social Security rescinding its plan to end phone-based filing called a win for Illinois seniorsApr 18, 2025 2:06 pm - The Illinois chapter of AARP played a role in the Trump administration reversing itself and allowing Social Security beneficiaries to have the option of filing for benefits over the phone.
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Lawmakers moving forward on public defender reformApr 18, 2025 1:44 pm - SPRINGFIELD — When Elisabeth Pollock took over as the Champaign County public defender in 2022, one of her team’s attorneys was handling 500 cases in a courtroom that sho...