Trump, pensions, health care among pressure points as Gov. JB Pritzker crafts state budget
Uncertainty in federal funding under President Donald Trump's administration has made a tough state budget season even more ...
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Pritzker must address multi-billion-dollar deficit amid federal funding uncertainty
Federal pandemic aid has all been allocated and the economy has slowed, leaving tax revenue projections relatively flat for ...
State mental health, substance abuse divisions would merge under governor’s executive order
The Illinois Department of Human Services divisions overseeing mental health and substance abuse would be consolidated under ...
Gov. Pritzker 'renames' Lake Michigan to Lake Illinois
While Pritzker never said his proclamation was a joke, it was likely in jest of President Trump's Executive Order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. However, the lake was named "Lac ...
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U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research
Peter Goldsmith, Director of the Soybean Innovation Lab, says the lab is shutting down because of the federal funding cuts to USAID. Part of their research was on the red leaf blotch, a disease that ...
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Carbondale based business awarded more than $70,000 in Innovation Voucher Grants
A local establishment was awarded more than $70,000 in grants in connection to some innovation development projects.
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Half-staff flags: Honoring Officer Jason Roscow
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all person or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in ...