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State education board OKs $10.9B budget request <em>Proposal reflects minimal increases in K-12 spending, shift of early childhood ed to new agency</em><br /><br />

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January 14, 2026
Trump freezes $10B in social service, child care funding for Illinois, 4 other blue states <em>HHS cites ‘serious concerns’ about widespread fraud and misuse of funds, cites no evidence</em><br /><br />

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January 7, 2026
Illinois Department of Human Services reports yearslong data breach <em>Even after breach was discovered, agency waited months to notify individuals, media</em><br /><br />

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January 6, 2026
New laws: Illinois education measures focus on immigrant rights, AI in the classroom <em>Measures that provide legal protections for students, guidelines for schools take effect Jan. 1</em><br /><br />

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December 30, 2025
Illinois educators hope to tackle thorny issue of math competence <em>State board developing ‘numeracy plan’ to boost math competency statewide</em><br /><br />

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December 5, 2025
University enrollment in Illinois grows to 10-year high despite some declines <em>Campuses see more new undergraduates, fewer international grad students</em><br /><br />

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November 18, 2025
Illinois to issue its own vaccine guidelines <em>Pritzker issues executive order in response to shakeups at CDC</em>

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September 18, 2025
Pritzker signs bills addressing gun storage, tracing of firearms <em>New laws come amid stricter court scrutiny of gun restrictions</em><br /><br />

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July 28, 2025
Pritzker warns 330,000 Illinoisans could lose Medicaid under Trump’s budget plan <em>Trump has said he wants to sign the bill by Friday</em><br /><br />

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July 3, 2025
Attorney General Raoul joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s termination of federal grants AGs accuse administration of misusing obscure federal rule

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June 25, 2025