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Chicago Rally Celebrates 340B Program and Urges Lawmakers to Protect Patient Access One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

Chicago Rally Celebrates 340B Program and Urges Lawmakers to Protect Patient Access

02.03.2026 01:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Community College Bachelor’s Degree Legislation Returns To Springfield Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Building on Governor JB Pritzker's leadership and a carefully negotiated le...

Community College Bachelor’s Degree Legislation Returns To Springfield

02.03.2026 00:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Illinois could tackle online pricing that charges customers different prices for the same thing Let’s move to Illinois, where state lawmakers are considering new regulations about something I don’t think a lot of people are aware of. It’s called algorithmic pricing. Some com…

Illinois could tackle online pricing that charges customers different prices for the same thing

01.03.2026 17:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This week, Jon Diaz speaks with Patrick Harlan, who is running for State Senate in Illinois' 36th District. Plus, the latest push to keep the Chicago Bears a... IL State Senate District 36 race, Chicago Bears latest: News 8 This Week - March 1, 2026

IL State Senate District 36 race, Chicago Bears latest: News 8 This Week - March 1, 2026

01.03.2026 13:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Editorial: Candidates spar over campaign financing. They should be debating solutions. Crowded contests for open seats throughout Chicagoland have led to campaigns focused almost entirely on contributors rather than issues.

Editorial: Candidates spar over campaign financing. They should be debating solutions.

01.03.2026 13:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Politicians should cut red tape for small businesses Small business owners should feel supported by policymakers. Illinois employers, however, often feel they are navigating through treacherous regulatory terrain, hoping to avoid pitfalls and traps tha...

Politicians should cut red tape for small businesses - Daily Herald

01.03.2026 05:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Joyce: Building opportunity, strengthening safety, and celebrating community across the 40th district State Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, shares information on opportunities within the 40th district, and what he's been up to in Springfield.

Joyce: Building opportunity, strengthening safety, and celebrating community across the 40th district

01.03.2026 00:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Suburban leaders: Reduction in local share of state income taxes could affect services, force tax hikes Local governments are crying foul in the wake of Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposed cut to their share of the state income taxes in 2027. That share, known as the Local Government Distributive Fund, is us...

Suburban leaders: Reduction in local share of state income taxes could affect services, force ...

28.02.2026 19:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Eye On Illinois: Bears’ ask invites state to fully examine statewide property tax structure On one level, this entire debacle sheds useful light on the legislative process to taxpayers and voters who rarely spare a thought for Springfield.

Eye On Illinois: Bears’ ask invites state to fully examine statewide property tax structure

28.02.2026 18:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Joyce looking to expand hunting industry in Illinois State Senator Patrick Joyce advanced a bill that would allow for more humane hunting and an expansion of the hunting industry in Illinois. Senate Bill 2756 would increase the max

Joyce looking to expand hunting industry in Illinois

28.02.2026 13:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Alexis 7th grader spends a day on the Illinois House floor as Page for a Day | WGIL | WGIL 93.7 FM - 1400 AM Colum Morgan, a 7th grader at United Junior High School in Alexis, served as a Page for a Day in the Illinois House of Representatives Wednesday as the guest of State Rep. Dan Swanson.

Alexis 7th grader spends a day on the Illinois House floor as Page for a Day | WGIL

28.02.2026 12:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

New IL legislation proposal aimed at reforming how medical examiners ID bodies, notify family There is new state legislation proposed to create change across Illinois, after the ABC7 Chicago I-Team's reporting on loved ones sitting unidentified at the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

New IL legislation proposal aimed at reforming how medical examiners ID bodies, notify family

28.02.2026 05:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What it would take for Chicago Democrats to back a Bears move to Arlington Heights Chicago lawmakers are unwilling to let the Chicago Bears go unless they get something in return. So what would that look like?

What it would take for lawmakers to back a Bears move to Arlington Heights

28.02.2026 05:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

IL bill could require 988 info in public buildings, suicide prevention curriculum in health courses A plan moving in the Capitol could improve access to mental health resources and suicide prevention efforts in Illinois.

IL bill could require 988 info in public buildings, suicide prevention curriculum in health courses

28.02.2026 04:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pritzker backs Croke in comptroller race, but does that mean she'll do governor's bidding? Susana Mendoza, the current comptroller, and four Democratic primary candidates weigh in.

Pritzker backs Croke in comptroller race, but does that mean she'll do governor's bidding?

28.02.2026 04:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Physicians assistants leave for Iowa due to licensing wait times in Illinois (The Center Square) – State lawmakers say physician assistants are leaving for Iowa because it takes so long to get licensed in Illinois.

Physicians assistants leave for Iowa due to licensing wait times in Illinois

27.02.2026 23:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Illinois lawmakers have taken the first step with a plan that could help the Chicago Bears move to Arlington Heights. Meanwhile, Gov. JB Pritzker wants more ... Illinois lawmakers advance bill that could help the Chicago Bears | Capitol News Recap

Illinois lawmakers advance bill that could help the Chicago Bears | Capitol News Recap

27.02.2026 23:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Illinois lawmakers are considering a new proposal aimed at keeping the Chicago Bears in Illinois. Organizations are now lining up to secure funding in the F... A push to keep the Bears

A push to keep the Bears

27.02.2026 23:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

State Sen. Willie Preston currently represents the 16th District and running for the 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. We talked on Feb. 7 a... Meet the Candidates: State Sen. Willie Preston

Meet the Candidates: State Sen. Willie Preston

27.02.2026 22:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0