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Illinois Remains an Affordable Hotspot for Middle-Class Americans Looking for a New Home
With steady home prices, growing inventory, and supportive state programs, the dream of homeownership is still alive in the ...
Phoenix Gill is the son of an Illinois basketball great, but this is why Northwestern was ‘the place for him’
Phoenix Gill might not receive the same level of publicity as Bronny James, but as the son of a University of Illinois Hall ...
Republicans see Darin LaHood as ‘best chance’ for Senate flip in blue Illinois
In a sit-down interview with the Washington Examiner, LaHood said he’s happy with his current job representing Illinois’s ...
Illinois legislators unveil $55.2 billion spending plan that cuts immigrant health care program
The budget proposal, revealed a day before a key deadline to pass it, includes more than $1 billion in tax increases — but ...
Cash crops, hidden costs: Inside Illinois’ agricultural system
The Tribune is launching a series of special reports to examine how corn and soybeans made Illinois an agricultural giant and ...
Illinois bill aims to lower prescription costs, rein in pharmacy benefit managers
“This is not a prescription drug affordability bill,” said Lori Reimers, lobbyist for the Pharmaceutical Care Management ...
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A bill to reform Chicago's mass transit and charge a $1.50 delivery fee stalls in Illinois House
A bill to reform mass transit around Chicago passed the Senate 32-22 shortly before midnight, but the measure — and its ...