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‘We are at the mercy of child care’: Why does Illinois’ largest subsidy exclude thousands?May 31, 2025 4:00 am - The high cost of child care causes financial strain for Illinois families across income levels, limiting economic mobility, while low subsidies lead providers to shut down.
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General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothersMay 31, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois passes bills allowing midwives to assist with home births and requiring employers to provide paid break time for mothers to pump breast milk at work.
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Senate passes bill requiring Illinois libraries to supply opioid overdose medicationMay 31, 2025 4:00 am - A proposed Illinois law sparked by high school student would have public libraries store naloxone to counter opioid ODs and train staff to give it.
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General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothersMay 31, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois passes bills allowing midwives to assist with home births and requiring employers to provide paid break time for mothers to pump breast milk at work.
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Pritzker to consider bill mandating gun owners lock up firearms near minorsMay 29, 2025 7:06 pm - A bill that would require gun owners to keep any firearms in a locked box whenever a minor is present will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker.
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Senator tries last-ditch push to boost horse racing industry in IllinoisMay 29, 2025 5:33 pm - City officials from Decatur and Illinois horse racing advocates joined an effort this week by Sen. Patrick Joyce, an Essex Democrat, to push lawmakers to approve legislation intended to revive a long-stalled south suburban “racino” and open a path for a new racetrack and gaming facility in Decatur.
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Pritzker threatens to veto any budget containing ‘broad-based’ tax increaseMay 28, 2025 8:50 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are in the final hours of budget negotiations.
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Bill named for suburban woman would require additional police training for sexual assaultMay 27, 2025 4:39 pm - Illinois police officers soon could be required to undergo trauma-informed sexual assault training if the governor signs a bill passed by Illinois lawmakers last week.
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State budget talks enter final week amid fears of congressional cutsMay 25, 2025 4:06 pm - With the state budget deadline looming, Illinois lawmakers are grappling with falling revenues and possible federal cuts that could drastically impact health care and other key programs.
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Lawmakers tried to reform Illinois’ food system. Here’s why it failedMay 24, 2025 1:39 pm - Of all the food consumed in Illinois, 95% of it comes from outside the state. House Bill B3701 and Senate Bill 2187 would have significantly changed state food procurement practices. However, state lawmakers did not pass the bills before a key legislative deadline in April.