Legislative revenue estimate more than $700M lower than Pritzker’s proposed budget
Forecasters predict revenue growth in current fiscal year will miss the mark.
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Trump takes credit for ‘swift and unrelenting’ action in speech to Congress
Trump says he is working to “reclaim democracy from this unaccountable bureaucracy” and has threatened federal workers anew with firings if they resist his agenda.
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Watch Live: President Trump address a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol
NPR’s Live Special Coverage of Trump’s address will begin at 8 PM CT. here at ipmnewsroom.org and on WILL-AM 580, WILL-FM 90.9 and WILL-TV.
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Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change
How Americans are reacting to the first month of the administration, according to an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
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C-U community members protest for immigrant rights in downtown Champaign
Community members marched in downtown Champaign to protest the Trump administration’s efforts to target and deport those without legal status.
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Zelenskyy leaves White House without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blowup
During his visit with Trump, Zelenskyy had planned to attend sign a deal allowing the U.S. greater access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, then hold a joint news conference. Instead, Ukraine’s leader left the White House shortly after Trump shouted at him, showing open disdain.
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WATCH LIVE: Gov. Pritzker, Illinois Democratic Leaders raise concerns about possible Medicaid cuts
They’re concerned about the Republican House budget resolution, passed about a week ago, that would include $880 billion in Medicaid cuts.
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Updated special census boosts Urbana’s official population
City officials say the updated numbers should trigger $600,000 a year in additional revenue from the state.
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Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts
770,000 Illinoisans could lose health coverage under GOP federal budget plan.
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DeShawn Williams is poised to become Urbana’s next mayor
Williams ran against Annie Adams for the Democratic ticket in the Urbana Primary Election Tuesday. With no Republican candidate running for the position, the primary effectively brings the mayor’s race to a close.
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Urbana 2025 primary election results
Urbana voters put DeShawn Williams on the path to becoming the city’s next mayor. Residents also reelected all incumbents currently serving on the City Council.
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House GOP pushes ‘big’ budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda
House Republicans have muscled their budget blueprint to passage, with a push from President Donald Trump. The vote late Tuesday evening is a crucial step toward delivering what he’s called his “big, beautiful bill,” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts.
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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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Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
A Trump loyalist who has fiercely criticized the agency he will now lead, Patel will inherit an FBI gripped by turmoil as the Justice Department over the past month has forced out a group of senior bureau officials and made a highly unusual demand for the names of thousands of agents who participated in investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Rantoul board moves forward with downtown street construction, new public plaza
Several streets will be removed and repaved with new infrastructure, and a new plaza will also be installed on a vacant lot downtown.
