UPDATED: State reports COVID-19 outbreak at Manteno Veterans’ Home UPDATED: State reports COVID-19 outbreak at Manteno Veterans’ Home Wednesday, June 15, 2022 At least 16 residents and six staff at the state-run veterans home in Manteno have tested positive for COVID-19 and one COVID-positive resident who was in hospice died Wednesday morning, according to the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Pritzker expands state child care subsidy, increases reimbursement rates Pritzker expands state child care subsidy, increases reimbursement rates Monday, June 13, 2022 Thousands more families in Illinois will soon be eligible for subsidized child care and child care providers will see a pay raise under a series of initiatives that Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday.
Pritzker signs bills targeting wage theft, expanding HIV care options Pritzker signs bills targeting wage theft, expanding HIV care options Monday, June 13, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker has signed 401 bills sent to him this calendar year, leaving just 10 of those passed by lawmakers this year awaiting his action as of Monday. Read more
Pritzker signs bill to expand mental health workforce Pritzker signs bill to expand mental health workforce Friday, June 10, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday aimed at expanding the state’s mental health workforce and improving access to mental and behavioral health services throughout the state. Read more
New poll shows Bailey ahead in GOP primary; Irvin ‘reassessing’ strategy New poll shows Bailey ahead in GOP primary; Irvin ‘reassessing’ strategy Friday, June 10, 2022 A new poll from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago radio station WBEZ shows downstate state Sen. Darren Bailey with a 15-point lead on Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin in the GOP governor race, a major... Read more
ANALYSIS: Pritzker, Mendoza see record ‘rainy day fund’ balance as proof of fiscal achievement ANALYSIS: Pritzker, Mendoza see record ‘rainy day fund’ balance as proof of fiscal achievement Friday, June 10, 2022 The state’s “rainy day” fund – spent down to essentially nothing during the 2015-2017 budget impasse – now has its highest-ever balance of $750 million after a $320... Read more
ANALYSIS: Poll shows Illinoisans more moderate than GA on abortion ANALYSIS: Poll shows Illinoisans more moderate than GA on abortion Tuesday, June 7, 2022 A new survey released this week suggests Illinoisans are more moderate on the issue of abortion than the current Democratic-controlled General Assembly, but it is unclear whether that will cost... Read more
DCFS timeline shows agency visited family one day before 8-year-old’s death DCFS timeline shows agency visited family one day before 8-year-old’s death Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Amaria Osby’s friends and family were to gather Tuesday, not to celebrate her eighth birthday, but to attend her funeral. Andrea Hagler, Amaria’s mother, won’t be there. She is... Read more