Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Governor’s office cuts revenue projection by $536 millionMay 17, 2025 4:00 am - Trump wreaks havoc on Illinois budget - massive Medicaid cuts imminent. How will Pritzker plug the gap?
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Safety reforms could be coming for Chicago-area transit, but funding still up in the airMay 15, 2025 4:42 pm - With just over two weeks to go before their spring adjournment, lawmakers in Springfield are facing a tight deadline to pass major reforms to the Chicago-area transit system — but officials have released few concrete details of the plan they say is taking shape.
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Consumer advocates tell regulators to slash rate hike requests from Nicor, AmerenMay 15, 2025 2:30 pm - Natural gas customers in the Chicago suburbs and downstate Illinois are likely to see an increase in their monthly bills next year, but it’s up to state regulators to decide how big a hike, if any, to approve.
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Fallen Aurora firefighter honored at state’s annual memorial ceremonyMay 13, 2025 4:14 pm - Fallen Aurora firefighter Cristian Medrano was honored at the state’s 32nd annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial held outside the Statehouse on Tuesday.
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What cuts to federal climate research could mean for IllinoisMay 11, 2025 4:00 am - The Trump administration has stopped work on the National Climate Assessment report and dismissed its volunteer scientists, concerning experts in Illinois who warn ignoring climate change threats will be costly.
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Illinois state parks draw highest number of visitors in more than a decadeMay 11, 2025 4:00 am - The end of the pandemic has attracted Illinoisans outdoors, and visitor numbers are exploding after millions of dollars worth of upgrades.
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Study: Immigrant health care programs may have boosted hospital bottom linesMay 09, 2025 1:04 pm - Two state-run health care programs that extend Medicaid-like coverage to noncitizens may have provided significant financial benefits for Illinois hospitals.
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Pritzker signs order to protect personal autism data in response to federal actionMay 08, 2025 7:07 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order Wednesday that bars state agencies from collecting and disclosing data about autism to the federal government unless it's medically or legally necessary.
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Illinois regains access to $77M in federal education funds after judge’s orderMay 07, 2025 4:46 pm - A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary order Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from cutting off states’ access to hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds for public schools, including more than $77 million for Illinois.
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State revenue projections improve even as economic uncertainty growsMay 06, 2025 5:29 pm - The General Assembly’s independent forecasting commission has improved revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal year despite growing economic volatility.