Report finds federal budget cuts could reduce state economic activity by $10B each year by 2029.

Aetna Better Health, the managed care subsidiary of Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna, filed a notice of intent to terminate its four Medicaid contracts with Illinois due to $698 million in outstanding ...

Illinois is pushing back against federal claims that it improperly spent $30 million in Medicaid funds on immigrants in the country illegally, calling the accusation by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

Illinois joined two dozen states in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Trump administration’s intention to withhold food stamp funding as the government shutdown continues. About 2 million Illinois ...

As the House voted Wednesday night to approve a funding package and end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Illinois' congressional delegation voted along party lines, but Republican ...

As nearly 2 million Illinois residents prepare to lose federal food assistance Saturday amid the government shutdown, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday directing $20 million toward ...

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