Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Legislation aims to help first-time homebuyersMar 03, 2025 9:49 am - As the cost of housing continues to rise, Illinois real estate agents are pushing legislation to make it easier for first-time homebuyers to save for a down payment.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois health care programs for noncitizens greatly exceeded cost estimates, auditors say, with actual spending hitting $1.6 billion through summer 2022.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Terminally ill patients beg lawmakers to legalize self-administered "peaceful death." But disability advocates fear the vulnerable are being pushed toward it.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Trump's new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China could impact Illinois revenue and raise costs for consumers, as the state receives over $125 billion in imports from those countries.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - A scholarship aimed at increasing teacher diversity faces lawsuit alleging it unconstitutionally limits eligibility by race, though state lawmakers passed resolution urging its continuation.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - The Illinois education chief says schools should continue diversity programs despite Trump threatening to pull federal funds over "discriminatory equity ideology".
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State cracks down on Chicago gas utility as other utilities ask for rate increaseFeb 22, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois regulators ordered Chicago's Peoples Gas to overhaul its pipeline replacement program, focusing on highest-risk pipes. Suburban and downstate gas utilities seek significant rate hikes.
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New state transportation chief hopes for ‘a good kind of disruption’Feb 22, 2025 4:00 am - Gia Biagi, an urban planner known for Chicago parks and transportation projects, was appointed head of the Illinois Department of Transportation. She aims to speed up projects statewide amid federal funding uncertainty.
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Feb 22, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois Democrats had mixed reactions to Gov. Pritzker's new budget proposal, with Black and Latino caucuses criticizing lack of funding for minority communities while moderates praised fiscal responsibility.
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State official: Renewable investments ‘best thing’ to lower energy costsFeb 20, 2025 2:25 pm - With an increasing number of officials warning Illinois might struggle to meet its renewable energy goals, regulators and lawmakers met Tuesday to discuss how the state should regulate its energy industry.