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13 小时之前 · Though the governor promised to make Illinois "the best state" to raise young children, child care continues to disappear. And, as one couple learned, there's almost no help for those building a child care facility from the ground up. Heather and Stephen Casner sat across from the loan officer in ...

1 天前 · President Donald Trump’s plan to implement tariffs on key United States trading partners could affect more than $100 billion worth of goods imported to Illinois from Canada, Mexico and China. The countries were Illinois’ top trading partners in 2023, according to the Illinois Department of ...

2025年1月30日 · Illinois lawmakers weigh carbon capture regulations. Illinois schools prepare for immigration enforcement State board issues guidance after Trump rescinds Biden-era policy limiting actions in ‘sensitive locations’

2025年1月2日 · Unhoused people who stay at Helping Hands of Springfield's shelter say they are forced to leave the building every day for an hour and sometimes two each afternoon, bundled up and shivering in the cold, while workers clean the building and then check clients back in again.

The Democratic legislative leaders and the governor agreed to squirrel away $260 million in lump-sum appropriations to various state agencies last spring.

2025年1月30日 · Springfield's $557 million rail improvement project nears completion after over 10 years of construction starting in 2014, promising to streamline the city's transit system with a two-lane railroad corridor, boost urban renewal with a state-of-the-art transportation center, and make space for a six-mile greenway upon completion in 2027.

2024年12月12日 · State lawmakers will face a projected budget deficit and slowing revenue when they return to Springfield in January, but a new report shows fiscal decisions made in recent years have put Illinois in a better position to handle a recession than any time in recent decades.

Lawmakers last week passed a bill aimed at boosting the development of renewable energy generation, but its proponents said the final measure was a “skinny” version of what they had hoped to pass. The bill comes as several state officials warn …

2024年11月21日 · According to Deputy Police Chief Andrew Dodd, there were 48 incidents in Springfield involving 56 juveniles between July 1 and Oct. 31 in which juveniles were eligible and should have been detained but had to be released because of the unavailability of the Juvenile Detention Center in Springfield and similar facilities elsewhere in the state.