New medical license pathway for international doctors could alleviate Illinois shortage
The state will likely be short 6,200 doctors by 2030. Meanwhile, over 12,000 state residents have an international medical degree they can’t use.
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Visa terminations causing panic for Illinois students and educators
The Trump administration’s move to terminate the legal immigration status of hundreds of international students is leaving Illinois educators scrambling to find ways to help.
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During Chicago visit, former President Biden unleashes on Trump and Musk over Social Security cuts
Former President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that America is a country where “nobody’s king,” as he lambasted President Donald Trump’s early actions as destructive.
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Ban on carbon capture near Mahomet Aquifer wins unanimous approval in Illinois Senate
Over the last few years, environmental groups and others in Central Illinois have raised concerns about the region’s water potentially becoming contaminated by an emerging technology that’s intended to reduce the harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
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Trump administration freezes $790 million for Northwestern University
In a statement, Northwestern spokesperson Jon Yates said the school was “informed by members of the media that the federal government plans to freeze a significant portion of our federal funding. The university has not received any official notification from the federal government.”
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Chicago Fulbright scholar ‘embarrassed to be American’ after Trump cut funding for her work in Africa
Chicago gynecologist Nicole Williams was just starting her work in Uganda investigating maternal health outcomes when the Trump Administration pulled the plug.
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Mother pushes for a teen driver safety bill in Illinois after her son dies in a car crash
The bill aims to restrict drivers under 18 from driving anyone under 20 unless they are siblings or the driver’s child. If caught, a driver could face a six-month license suspension.
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Temporary layoffs announced by Stellantis are not expected to impact Belvidere workers
According to a company spokesperson, the layoffs will not affect the Belvidere assembly plant. It’s scheduled to re-open in 2027 to build a mid-size pickup truck.
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Illinois attorney general joins lawsuit against Trump public health care cuts
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 21 other attorney generals and two governors, are suing U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his department over the abrupt termination of $11 billion in public health funding.
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Child Welfare Agency Failed Repeatedly to Produce ‘Critical’ Reports After Child Deaths, Injuries
The state agency responsible for keeping Illinois’ most vulnerable children safe has failed to produce legally required public reports after examining what went wrong in hundreds of cases of child deaths and thousands of serious injuries.
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Illinois eyes taxing drivers by the mile — rather than by the gallon of gas
As engines become more fuel efficient, and electric vehicles make greater inroads , Illinois faces an unexpected consequence — less funding for roads.
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Midgets no more? Bill would require Freeburg High School to change its mascot
A bill introduced in the Illinois General Assembly would prohibit public schools from using discriminatory references to disabilities as mascots — requiring Freeburg High School to phase out Midgets by 2028. Little people with dwarfism consider the term to be dehumanizing and derogatory. “We don’t want to erase history,” said Shelby Holloway, co-director of Mascots Matter, a national…
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Former Gov. Jim Edgar battling pancreatic cancer: ‘We do not underestimate this challenge’
Gov. Jim Edgar, who also served as Illinois secretary of state and leads the Edgar Fellows program at the University of Illinois, wrote in an email to the program’s fellows that he and his wife, Brenda, are “facing a new, significant challenge.”
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Illinois DMV makes Real ID push as May 7 deadline nears
The Secretary of State’s Office has added thousands of appointments to get the IDs, with only 30% of Illinoisans having obtained them.
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ComEd defendants: Trump order means case with Madigan ties should be put on hold
If the defendants are successful, it could be the first time Trump’s actions have had a direct known effect on an active public corruption case in Chicago.
