Prairie State Connected

29/06/2024

ST. LOUIS — There were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork in Illinois in the week ending June 23, 2024. Statewide, the average temperature was 80.6 degrees,...

28/06/2024

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Nine months after cash bail ended in Illinois, the state is taking its first steps in publishing the data that crafters of the bail reform law saw as essential to judging its effectiveness. The data shows that judges in the 75 c...

28/06/2024

This week marked the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion.

28/06/2024

The Department of Human Services has reversed a decision to end two programs related to maternal child health case management.

28/06/2024

Hospital Sisters Health System said Thursday it has reached a tentative agreement with Aetna insurance to remain in network.

28/06/2024

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services this week convened the first meeting of an advisory council charged with proposing Medicaid financing models for expensive therapies that treat sickle cell disease, as well as other new high-cost drugs and treatments.

28/06/2024

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] With fiscal year 2025 slated to begin Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker continues to tout available state tax incentives and promote Illinois as a site for business development. On the season finale of “Illinois Lawmakers” this week,...

28/06/2024

Grants available to repair affordable housing in rural Illinois communities

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Acting State Director Molly Hammond announced that USDA is seeking applications for grants to repair or rehabilitate homes, rental properties, or cooperatives for people in rural areas with low or very low incomes.

28/06/2024

(The Center Square) – Amid a Moody's report describing Illinois as a below average performer in job and income growth, the governor is set to sign legislation opponents say will

28/06/2024

(The Center Square) – The judge overseeing former House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption case said Thursday he wants to proceed to trial in October despite a Supreme Court ruling that

27/06/2024

By ANDREW ADAMS  Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Abortion remains legal as an emergency medical procedure in Idaho, for now, after a Thursday U.S. Supreme Court ruling, while a bill that would cement those protections in Illinois law awaits Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature.  The...

27/06/2024

The Department of Public Health issued nearly $3.5 million in fines to 205 Illinois nursing homes during the first quarter of 2024, according to recent data.

27/06/2024

Milwaukee-based Vivent Health is opening a health center in Chicago to provide HIV care and primary healthcare.

27/06/2024

A statewide initiative to end the HIV epidemic by 2030 entered its next phase Wednesday, with officials releasing a three-year blueprint to build on Illinois’ recent progress.

27/06/2024

Blue Cross Illinois parent watches revenue soar

Net income was down slightly thanks to a larger tax bill, but execs are still bullish on the health insurer's performance.

27/06/2024

By ANDREW ADAMS  Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday gave final approval to a plan to bolster the state’s tech industry, including an incentives package – backed by $500 million in the state budget – aimed at making Illinois the natio...

26/06/2024

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowed the scope of a federal bribery law prosecutors have relied on in their cases against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and several of his allies convicted of bribing him. A...

26/06/2024

Affordability crunch has homeowners staying put despite inventory increase

The likelihood of a continued "lock-in effect," combined with home-price appreciation and mortgage rates that still hover around 7%, mean consumers remain more pessimistic than ever about the housing market.

26/06/2024

(The Center Square) – Artificial intelligence is making its mark on many industries, and now appears to be impacting Illinois agriculture.

26/06/2024

(The Center Square) – Four convicted former executives and lobbyists for the state's largest utility could get a new trial after the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blunted part of

26/06/2024

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., joined Democratic colleagues this week to introduce a plan repealing a 19th-century law that abortion opponents have identified as a way to restrict access to services.

26/06/2024

The Chicago Department of Public Health will make $3 million available for providers and community-based organizations for hospital-based violence intervention programming and wraparound services to victims of violence.

26/06/2024

Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Tuesday on a proposal to create a new state agency for early childhood programs.

25/06/2024

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday creating a new cabinet-level state agency dedicated to early childhood education and development. The new Department of Early Childhood, which will become operational i...

25/06/2024

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said he’s disappointed with a recent decision by the Food and Drug Administration to authorize four new menthol va**ng products.

25/06/2024

Ann Lurie, a long-time Chicago philanthropist whose name adorns Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, died Monday.

25/06/2024

Marking the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, Illinois’ top Democrat reaffirmed his commitment to making Illinois an “oasis” for reproductive healthcare.

25/06/2024

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is urging a Cook County judge to dismiss a lawsuit members of his staff filed against him last month seeking to force recognition of their union. In a new filing Monday, attorneys ...

25/06/2024

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] After the U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld a federal law that bars those under domestic violence-related restraining orders from owning guns, victim advocates say Illinois lawmakers should pass a measure to ensure fi****ms are...

25/06/2024

Another violent Chicago weekend