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‘We are at the mercy of child care’: Why does Illinois’ largest subsidy exclude thousands?

By Madison Hopkins and Meredith Newman, Illinois Answers Project
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.
General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothers

May 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.
Senate passes bill requiring Illinois libraries to supply opioid overdose medication

By Isabella Schoonover and Medill Illinois News Bureau
May 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.
General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothers

May 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.
State budget talks enter final week amid fears of congressional cuts

By Ben Szalinski and Peter Hancock
May 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.
Public defender reforms promise a fairer kind of democracy

By K. Edward Copeland
May 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.
Lawmakers pass bills on AI community college instruction, food handling, school bus seat belts

May 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...
Consumer group warns ComEd customers of price hike this summer

By David Petesch
May 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.
Illinoisans are sick of new taxes; reject payroll tax

By Matt Paprocki
May 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.
Pritzker signs order to protect personal autism data in response to federal action

By JADE AUBREY
May 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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