Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday accused President Donald Trump of "holding bipartisan funding hostage" and hurting hardworking ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers will return to Springfield next week hoping to resolve a major unchecked box from the spring: Keep the trains in Chicago running. As the spring legislative ...

Follow live updates on the shutdown for Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, here. See earlier developments below. What to know about Day ...

Cook County is putting forth a $10.1 billion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year. The plan includes no new taxes or fees, but officials warn of tough waters in the years ahead as potential ...

Planned Parenthood affiliates and other health centers remain in the dark on cuts to their federal Medicaid reimbursements as ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers will return ... is heightened by other upcoming potential funding issues, such as the federal government’s dialing back of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker slammed White House deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, claiming that the ghoulish policy ...

Even Republicans are getting angry about Kristi Noem’s alleged mishandling of the Department of Homeland Security.

Major airport forced to ground planes as federal shutdown causes huge staff shortage - Shutdown-linked travel disruption ...

Food stamp funding could end Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. Twenty-five states and Washington, D.C., are asking ...

The Trump administration says SNAP benefits will be cut on Nov. 1. Will WIC be impacted by the government shutdown? See the ...

CNN's Jake Tapper confronted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on Wednesday about Medicaid funding for "noncitizens," as the Democratic lawmaker argued his party was trying to save ...