The report also raised concerns about an affordability crisis for higher education. State spending on higher education is ...
The shutdown comes as Trump has deployed federal agents in Illinois amid a “blitz” against illegal immigration and also ...
The federal government shut down after a funding stalemate, with Illinois Democrats blaming Republicans and warning of ...
Southern Illinois Democrats meet in Mt. Vernon to address Trump-era crises in rural healthcare, agriculture tariffs, and ...
The mayor is a week away from unveiling a 2026 city budget that needs to erase Chicago’s $1.15 billion shortfall after two straight years of deficit spending.
When, in the 1990s, Emily Lengen chose a career working with babies and toddlers with disabilities, it felt like a chance to ...
Two Democrats and an independent voted for a GOP measure to end the shutdown, but the 54-44 vote left Republicans short of the 60 votes needed.
The White House has cut or paused billions in funding to Democratic-run cities and states since the federal government came ...
Senators were expected to depart for the weekend, and there have been few signs of any real progress towards ending the ...
Gov. Pritzker just issued an executive order that, among other things, requires state agencies to identify cuts totaling 4% ...
The 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act would direct HHS to dedicate funding toward reviving the program, which the Trump administration scrapped in July.