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UPDATED: Fitch, S&P announce Illinois credit ratings upgrades

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Fitch Ratings on Thursday raised the state of Illinois’ rating for general obligation bonds two notches, to BBB+, making it the second rating agency to do so in recent weeks and marking the fourth time the state has received a credit upgrade in the last year.

Illinois has tangled history with abortion despite recent liberal push

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

A leaked draft of an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could overturn the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade reignited a political debate over whether access to abortion is a constitutional right or something that can be regulated by the states.

Educators push back against testing requirements

Friday, April 29, 2022

Teachers and other education professionals are urging the Illinois State Board of Education to reduce the amount of time students spend on standardized tests each year and to adopt a new testing...

Expansion of Medicaid for noncitizens sent to governor

Friday, April 22, 2022

A bill that would expand Medicaid coverage to otherwise ineligible noncitizens is now awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s approval.

What’s in Illinois' $46 billion budget package?

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of bills Tuesday that make up a roughly $46 billion Fiscal Year 2023 state general revenue funds budget that includes increased funding for education and human...

Appellate court declines to block enforcement of vaccine, testing mandate

Friday, April 15, 2022

A state appellate court ruled this week that it will not block enforcement of the Pritzker administration’s mandate that certain categories of public employees either be vaccinated against...

Session Recap: Lawmakers pass limits on campaign contributions in judicial races

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

This year’s races for seats on the Illinois Supreme Court, as well as other judicial races, could come under a new set of campaign finance rules aimed at limiting how much money candidates...

Pritzker, legislative Democrats announce budget agreement

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly announced Thursday they had reached agreement on a $45.6 billion budget package that would include $1.8 billion of mostly-temporary...

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UPDATED: Fitch, S&P announce Illinois credit ratings upgrades

Illinois has tangled history with abortion despite recent liberal push