Immigrant families scramble as state health insurance for some noncitizens faces the axe in Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget plan
The impact of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to eliminate a health insurance program for noncitizen immigrants ages 42 to ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses teachers' negotiations, sanctuary city testimony in D.C.
Meanwhile, there is still no teachers' strike on the horizon. But after 11 months of negotiating a new deal, Chicago Teachers ...
Johnson makes the case for school board to reimburse the city for $175M pension payment
This board is going to be an independent body," Johnson said at his weekly news conference. "I don’t want to sound like my ...
Damage to Elgin church roof likely caused by straight-line winds, NWS says
Straight-line winds — not a tornado or microburst — are the likely cause of the damage done to the roof of First United ...
Marian 'Cindy' Pritzker dies at 101. What to know about the matriarch and philanthropist
Marian "Cindy" Pritzker died at the age of 101. Find out more about the matriarch's life and philanthropic achievements.
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What Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers? Illinois Lawmakers Target Industry They Say Drives Up Prescription Costs
A pharmacy benefit manager negotiates prices with wholesalers, sets reimbursement rates on drugs and compiles the lists of which medicines an insurer will cover. But critics describe the industry as ...
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Pritzker likens Trump's tenure to the Great Chicago Fire
It seems wherever we look right now, there is fire. There are embers. Trump and his bootlickers designed it that way." ...
Start of early voting in Wisconsin Supreme Court race will test enthusiasm on both sides
Republicans and Democrats fighting for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will get a sense Tuesday of how energized their sides are with the start of early in-person ...