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Illinois

Pritzker promotes childhood daycare initiative

Republicans say it's not sustainable

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- Illinois will use $250 million in taxpayer funds for the Smart Start Program, which looks to make early childhood daycare and preschool more accessible for families throughout the state. Some are questioning the program's sustainability, however. Gov. J.B. Pritzker traveled across Illinois this week to discuss increased taxpayer funding that will be a part of the FY 2024 budget. Among the programs discussed was the Smart Start Illinois program. Supporters say it will eliminate early […]

todayJune 7, 2023 591

Illinois Pritzker budget address

Capitol News Illinois

What to know ahead of next week’s budget address

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Gov. JB Pritzker’s second-term legislative agenda will kick off in earnest next week as he proposes his fifth annual state budget to lawmakers in the General Assembly. But while a governor’s proposal usually provides the framework for the state’s annual spending plan, it rarely makes it through the General Assembly untouched by lawmakers who have their own spending priorities. The monthslong negotiating process involves dozens of budget hearings and behind-closed-doors meetings, eventually culminating in the […]

todayFebruary 8, 2023 561

Ameren Illinois SCAMeren Illinois

Business & Lifestyle

Ameren Illinois seeks new rate hikes

SPRINGFIELD -- One of the largest utility companies in Illinois, Ameren, is filing plans for electric and gas rate hikes. The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) will review a request for a $160.4 million hike in gas rates over a year. There is an additional request that reflects a $435.6 million overall hike in electric rates over a period of four years. Tucker Kennedy, Ameren Illinois communications director, stated last week that the reasons for the requests are multi-fold. It, in […]

todayFebruary 6, 2023 651

Illinois JB Pritzker

Capital Area Region

Illinois COVID-19 disaster proclamation ends in May

State emergency orders will end in tandem with national public health emergency

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Exactly 38 months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Illinois will no longer be under a disaster proclamation as of May 11, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday. That’s the same day President Joe Biden will end the national public health emergency, which just passed the three-year mark last week. The White House announced the May 11 end date on Monday. Pritzker had declared a public health emergency two days before the […]

todayFebruary 2, 2023 621

Illinois election Susana Mendoza

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois election board certifies 2022 results

Mendoza is top Democratic vote-getter

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is pictured at a Democratic campaign event in Springfield earlier this year. She received the most votes of any statewide candidate in this year's election. SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – The Illinois State Board of Elections certified its election results Monday, putting the final stamp on another Democratic sweep of statewide offices. The board reported that 4,142,642 out of 8,115,751 registered voters cast ballots in the election, a turnout of roughly 51 percent. That’s down from […]

todayDecember 6, 2022 22

Illinois Senate Lindsey LaPointe

Capital Area Region

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 […]

todayNovember 17, 2022 43

Illinois Pritzker

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois to reduce federal unemployment debt by $450 million

Low unemployment has allowed for payment from trust fund balance

Gov. JB Pritzker announces a plan Tuesday for the state to pay down $450 million of its outstanding $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debt to the federal government. SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Gov. JB Pritzker announced a plan Tuesday to reduce a $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit by $450 million through an infusion of unemployment-related revenues. The trust fund is the pool of money paid into by employers to provide a social safety net for unemployed […]

todaySeptember 28, 2022 18

pritzker Illinois

Capital Area Region

Pritzker talks session timeline, programs, spending

Gun, abortion-related bills could wait until new year, depending on lawmaker support

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 […]

todayAugust 16, 2022 13

988

Illinois

Pritzker admin announces 988 suicide lifeline

Lifeline serves as additional avenue to 1-800-273-TALK

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. […]

todayJuly 15, 2022 16

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