Global AIDS program PEPFAR saved from congressional funding cuts
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting remains part of the package and stands to lose about $1.1 billion in funding.
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Mahomet library seeks public support for expansion through referendum
The Mahomet Public Library is asking voters to support a construction project that would make the building double in size in a referendum.
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Urbana Free Library hours change during welcome desk, play area renovation
The library will renovate the welcome desk on its first floor as well as the Megan’s Room play area on the ground floor.
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Illinois among 24 states suing Trump administration over frozen education funding
The suit, announced Monday, seeks to release state education funds that pay for after-school and summer programming at Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA or public schools attended by 1.4 million children and teenagers nationwide.
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Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker gets 18-month prison sentence for Madigan conspiracy
Hooker and three others were convicted in May 2023 of a conspiracy to illegally sway former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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217 Today: Rep. LaHood supports Medicaid cuts and SNAP reductions in the GOP megabill
In today’s deep dive, we’ll bring you a conversation with Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood and he explains his support for President Trump’s tax and spending package.
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Rep. LaHood supports Medicaid cuts and SNAP reductions in the GOP megabill
Many of the provisions in the new bill make the first cuts permanent. Some fiscal conservatives have said there are not enough new pro-growth provisions in the big bill to pay for the tax cuts. LaHood disagreed.
