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Illinois food assistance error rate continues

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- Data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Illinois’ payment error rate for food assistance continues to grow with federal penalties set to take effect in about a year. The data shows Illinois made errors on 14.7% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments in federal fiscal year 2025. That includes 13.3% of all payments being higher than they should have been. The error rate is higher than the 11.6% rate of the previous […]

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Illinois DHS reports yearslong data breach

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- The Illinois Department of Human Services disclosed recently that it mistakenly uploaded private health-related information about hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans to a publicly accessible website and left it there for more than three years before it discovered the mistake. But the agency would not explain this week why it took officials so long to discover the problem or why officials waited more than three months after it was discovered to notify the individuals affected […]

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Report: Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- Recent cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration could reduce the size of Illinois’ economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. The report offers a detailed look at the effects of cuts enacted by Trump through executive order or legislation, directives by federal agency leaders, or through Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency.” It also sheds light on how many jobs will […]

todayDecember 2, 2025 44

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Sanders committed 60 years to DHS for 2019 matricide

CARLINVILLE -- A bench trial relating to a 2019 murder in southern Macoupin County came to a close earlier this week. The end result as of Wednesday: a 60-year confinement for Clinton Sanders in a state mental health facility. Sanders, 39, formerly of Gillespie, was in a bench trial on May 24 on a single count of first-degree murder. The alleged incident: that Sanders delivered blunt force trauma injuries to his mother Sandra Sanders. The elder Sanders, then 79, suffered […]

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IL Senate votes to divest from Russian debt

State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Portage Park, delivers her remarks in support of remote work for legislators and term limits during session on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – In response to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Illinois Senate has voted to divest state funds from Russian assets. House Bill 1293 divests the state's investments from Russian debt. It also welcomes Ukrainian refugees […]

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Pritzker talks session timeline, programs, spending

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – In a series of downstate news conferences coinciding with the Illinois State Fair, Gov. JB Pritzker this week gave an update on the possibility of a special session, outlined new state infrastructure investments, and announced a new program for some Illinoisans over age 55. While the governor quickly announced he would call a special session after the landmark Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade was overturned in June, lawmakers have thus far not scheduled any […]

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Pritzker admin announces 988 suicide lifeline

CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is rolling out a new service. The new service is a joint effort of IDHS' division of mental health and the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The state's mental health safety net is rolling out the 988 lifeline. The number 988 is a new national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. The code will be available nationwide beginning Saturday. […]

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Illinois takes action against academy serving children with disabilities

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – Officials from multiple state agencies said Friday that they are cutting ties with a residential school that serves children in state care with mental and developmental disabilities after an independent review documented reports of mistreatment of youth at the facility. Northern Illinois Academy, in Aurora, is an 87-bed private residential facility that serves children with co-occurring mental illnesses or autism, mood disorders, and developmental delays. It is owned and operated by Sequel Youth and Family Services and […]

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Illinois to issue February food stamp benefits this week

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Those on food stamps in Illinois should get next month's benefits by the end of the week, but leaders in Springfield are warning people to make them last. The Federal government is releasing February's food stamp benefits, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP), early. The partial Federal government shutdown will leave the United States Department of Agriculture without the authority to spend money next month. In Illinois, Department Of Human Services […]

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