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With 1 month left in session, lawmakers near deal on transit reformApr 30, 2025 6:19 pm - Lawmakers apparently are close to a deal to resolve one of Springfield’s most hotly contested issues this session: transit reform. Public transit agencies in Chicagoland ...
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After-school programs continue push for state aidApr 29, 2025 6:49 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Advocates for after-school programs that provide tutoring, recreation and other services made their case again Tuesday for a $50 million state appropriation...
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Tuition, fees rising at Illinois universities as state funding lags inflation paceApr 28, 2025 2:15 pm - The cost to attend state universities has been rising, and some institutions have said they’ll have to continue pushing the brunt of state budget shortfalls onto students and families if there isn’t a change.
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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.