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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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Public defender reforms promise a fairer kind of democracyMay 25, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist K. Edward Copeland: As we move into the next stage of passing the FAIR Act, the legislature must prioritize independence for public defenders.
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Lawmakers pass bills on AI community college instruction, food handling, school bus seat beltsMay 24, 2025 4:00 am - Lawmakers approved measures limiting AI instruction at community colleges, requiring seat belts on school buses, and mandating food handlers receive certain allergen trai...
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Consumer group warns ComEd customers of price hike this summerMay 20, 2025 12:43 pm - Commonwealth Edison customers should expect a hefty rate hike this summer, according to a rate spike warning from an energy watchdog organization.
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Illinoisans are sick of new taxes; reject payroll taxMay 09, 2025 11:37 am - As new tariffs threaten to push up prices, Illinois’ punishing tax climate already is stretching many residents’ and businesses’ budgets.
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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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‘New Illinois’ supporters meet in Palatine, discuss urban-rural divideMay 03, 2025 5:35 pm - The movement to create a separate state, a “New Illinois,” arrived Saturday at the Palatine Township Republican Organization office.
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Illinois lawmakers stop in Buffalo Grove to protest federal funding cutsApr 27, 2025 6:50 pm - Democratic state lawmakers gathered Sunday in Buffalo Grove as part of a four-stop bus tour of Chicago and the suburbs to speak out against cuts in federal funding.
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It’s official — Stratton declares candidacy for Durbin’s Senate seatApr 24, 2025 8:12 am - The lieutenant governor is expected to face a crowded field in the primary.
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‘We got killed’: Cemetery board weighing next move after referendum failsApr 06, 2025 2:07 pm - The future is uncertain for several Kane County cemeteries after the Campton Township Cemetery District’s referendum failed Tuesday.
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