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Federal cuts are hitting Illinois food assistance recipients — and the farmers who feed themJun 20, 2026 11:00 am - The Trump administration eliminated food assistance for an estimated 360,000 Illinoisans this year by expanding work requirements and cutting benefits for lawfully present immigrants, including refugees and asylum seekers. Link Match doubles SNAP users’ purchasing power at farmers’ markets, food co-ops and local grocers and has grown from $469,000 in spending in 2021 to $2.26 million in 2025. With fewer Illinoisans eligible for SNAP benefits, local farmers who already operate on slim profit margins could lose income.
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Illinois bets on biodiesel: Expanding the market for domestic soybeansJun 17, 2026 8:57 am - Illinois offers a sales tax exemption to retailers that sell biodiesel fuels, a law aimed at boosting soybean sales. Fuel that is made up of at least 20% biodiesel qualifies for the incentives as of April, up from 17%. The Illinois Soybean Association estimates the new policy could expand biodiesel demand to about 255 million gallons, up from 165 million gallons when state law set the threshold at 11%.
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Advocates, patients file lawsuit to block ‘medical aid in dying’ law in IllinoisJun 16, 2026 3:48 pm - A federal lawsuit filed last week seeks to block an Illinois law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients end their own lives ahead of its Sept. 12 effective date.
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Federal appeals court says retrial is on the table for ex-ComEd CEO, lobbyistJun 16, 2026 3:47 pm - A federal appeals court said Monday that prosecutors are free to retry former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and former lobbyist Michael McClain on charges related to a scheme to influence ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Despite BUILD’s failure, housing advocates celebrate legislative winsJun 16, 2026 2:20 pm - Housing advocates viewed the 2026 legislative session as a mixed bag as they secured new funding but fell short in passing statewide zoning laws aimed at spurring housing development. Competing proposals in the spring session weighed local control, affordable housing and density to address housing shortage.
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Nonprofits hope legislation before Pritzker will speed up payments from stateJun 15, 2026 6:33 pm - Illinois nonprofit organizations providing human services face chronic payment delays from the state, with some waiting months for reimbursement of contracted services. Legislation pending before Gov. JB Pritzker could change that.
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Illinois distributes first $25M to local pharmacies to help them competeJun 12, 2026 12:50 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker announced nearly $25 million in funding to support 434 independent pharmacies across the state. The funding, established through bipartisan legislation signed by Pritzker last year, is generated through fees levied on pharmacy benefit managers, the pharmaceutical middlemen responsible for negotiating drug pricing plans between drug developers and employer insurance plans.
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Illinois zeroes in on improving math education with ‘first-of-its-kind’ numeracy planJun 11, 2026 5:58 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education formally adopted a plan Wednesday aimed at improving math instruction and boosting student math scores throughout the state.
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Raoul suggests funding shortfall could make winning legal battles against Trump harderJun 10, 2026 6:38 pm - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says his office was underfunded by $10 million in the latest budget, and that could make it more difficult to fight legal battles against the Trump administration while still fulfilling its law enforcement duties in the state.
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Transcripts detail grand jurors’ doubts about Broadview Six caseJun 10, 2026 11:02 am - Grand jury documents released in a highly unusual move Tuesday show that some of the grand jurors that heard the case against the “Broadview Six“ defendants had doubts about prosecutors’ evidence.
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