Pritzker launches third-term re-election bid
— June 26, 2025CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this morning that he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement…
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Illinois’ soil conservation funding stagnates amid high-profile dust storms
— June 26, 2025SPRINGFIELD —– Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to…
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Pritzker signs $55 billion budget
— June 25, 2025Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget management to defend hard choices state lawmakers were…
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Riot Fest permit fees fund Douglass Park improvements
— June 18, 2025Ever since the Riot Fest punk rock festival moved from Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood to North Lawndale’s Douglass Park 10 years ago, one of the major complaints from…
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Pritzker defends Illinois’ immigration laws
— June 18, 2025Gov. J.B. Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ immigration policies as he was peppered with questions from members of the U.S. House Oversight…
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Northwestern lab targets disparities in speech screenings
— June 25, 2025Marisha Speights noticed that speech and language disorders were under-diagnosed in communities of color. Not only did she do her doctoral research on the disparity, she made it her…
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Misericordia founder remembered as ‘fearless pioneer’
— June 20, 2025The founder of Misericordia, a Chicago-based nonprofit serving children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, is being remembered for “shaking society from prejudices”…
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Raoul’s office to receive $15 million budget increase
— June 18, 2025SPRINGFIELD — In a year when many state agencies received little or no funding increase, state lawmakers approved an increase of $15.7 million, or 22.4 percent, for general operating…
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