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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.
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Advocates push for mandatory minimum nurse staffing ratios at Illinois hospitalsMay 05, 2025 5:01 pm - Health care unions continue to rally for legislation to address understaffing they say strains hospitals and threatens both patient safety and staff well-being.
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‘Never asked to be a part of this somber club’: Illinois honors fallen police officersMay 03, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois ceremony honors nine officers killed on duty in 2024. Speakers call for tougher laws for criminals out on electronic monitoring who harm police.
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Stratton’s top priority in Senate campaign: Fighting back against TrumpMay 03, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton announces 2026 Senate bid, pledges to fight Trump policies and focus on kitchen table issues.
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Plan to overhaul higher education funding meets U of I oppositionMay 02, 2025 12:35 pm - A proposed Illinois public university funding formula aims to distribute $1.7B over 10-15 years based on need, but the U of I system objects as it would get only 28% of new funding.
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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 ...