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A former Republican congressman from New York told Illinois Republicans Tuesday that to win more elections in their deeply blue state, they need to reach beyond the traditional conservative voting base
During a closed-door meeting Friday, Illinois GOP officials met and elected Kathy Salvi, of Mundelein, as the new chair beginning July 19
Among other things, the Health Care Protection Act bars the use of a restriction known as “step therapy,” also known as a “fail first” provision
The Illinois State Board of Education recently announced that starting next spring, it will use the ACT exam rather than the SAT
The new Department of Early Childhood, which will become operational in July 2026, will take over programs currently housed across three state agencies, including funding for preschool programs, child care centers and the licensing of day care centers
An Illinois law banning the sale and use of “bump stocks” and other devices that increase the firing power of weapons remains in place, at least for now, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision Friday striking down a federal ban on such items
The leader of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation says he believes Illinois lawmakers will eventually pass a bill granting the tribe title to a 1,500-acre park in DeKalb County, but it may take a few more months.
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is a step closer to acquiring a 1,500-acre state park in DeKalb County, much of which was once part of a reservation that was illegally seized from the tribe in the mid-19 th century.
Authorities in Illinois would not be allowed to aid another state’s investigation of people coming to Illinois to seek abortions or other reproductive health care under a bill that cleared the General Assembly Thursday
The bill is part of a larger effort by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to reclaim land in southern DeKalb County that many historians and legal experts now agree was illegally taken from them in the mid-19th century.
Illinois is launching a new program to provide food assistance during the summer for families with children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school.
The Illinois House approved a bill Tuesday to allow student teachers to receive stipends while earning their education degree, even though the money needed to fund those stipends is unlikely to be included in next year’s budget.
The Illinois House gave final passage to a bill establishing a new cabinet-level state agency whose mission will be to provide a kind of one-stop shop for services focusing on early childhood development and education.
The problem facing many programs whose grant cycles are expiring is that in 2023, ISBE miscalculated how much money was available and made commitments to award more grants than the state could fund.
A bill that would put more controls on certain kinds of high-cost loans to small businesses cleared the Illinois Senate Thursday.