Black lawmakers lash out at Rauner
— June 25, 2018State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch says Gov. Bruce Rauner hasn’t set foot in his near west suburban Cook County district in nearly four years. “Bruce Rauner has not spent…
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Analysts: State budget doesn’t go far enough
— June 11, 2018While Illinois politicians basked in the accomplishment of passing a state budget on time, the bond-rating community gave a collective “Who cares?” Despite last week’s press releases…
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State pours money into capital projects in new budget
— June 2, 2018In the end, everyone got something they were seeking with the state budget: Democrats got more money for social service providers and schools; Republicans got no new tax increases;…
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Illinois veterans from 3 wars to take Honor Flight
— May 5, 2018Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF), serving central and mid-southern Illinois, will take our next Honor Flight on Tuesday, May 15, departing from Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln…
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Advocate nurses meet with lawmakers on Medicaid funding
— May 2, 2018Nurses from Advocate Eureka Hospital and Advocate BroMenn Medical Center descended on the State Capitol in Springfield on April 24 to engage legislators on issues affecting health care…
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State leaders: Women’s rights need protecting
— June 4, 2018State Rep. Litesa Wallace (D-Rockford) is concerned that the same urgency that was shown last week in tackling the Equal Rights Amendment will not be shown with other issues of equality…
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State gets approval for behavioral health initiative
— May 14, 2018Neli Vasquez Rowland remembers growing up in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood and knowing lots of people denied access to drug and alcohol treatment. “Growing up, I thought…
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State Fair this summer will celebrate bicentennial
— May 3, 2018With the start of the Illinois State Fair just 100 days away and the start of the Du Quoin State Fair not far behind, Agriculture Director Raymond Poe is unveiling the theme of the…
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