"The costs to Illinois’ government because of the new Republican congressional budget reconciliation law will be steep. However, the state has some time to prepare," writes columnist Rich Miller.

With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat in 2026 are hitting the campaign trail seeking to position themselves among ...

EDWARDSVILLE - On Thursday, July 10, 2025, the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) students, ...

Democrats lambasted changes to the food stamp program in the new legislation. AOC exclaimed: House Republicans: Voting for cuts to *every single American* on SNAP in exchange for some signed merch.

Cuts are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or "SNAP," due to President Trump signing the "big, beautiful bill." ...

Gov. JB Pritzker frequently touts his administrative prowess, so this gives him a measurable opportunity to prove it.

Democratic leaders believe the bill, which President Donald Trump signed into law on the Fourth of July, will sway voters ...

Two suburban U.S. representatives say a new law containing severe cuts to food assistance and other social programs will ...

As elderly Americans begin to lose SNAP and Medicaid under President Trump’s new tax and spending law, providers brace for ...

Hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans could lose benefits from a federal food assistance program while the state will be ...

Democrats used a Louisiana town hall Thursday night to preview one of their main strategies for attempting to retake the U.S. House next year, ripping into the health care changes in the just-passed ...