Some experts in Illinois want to bring mental health care providers to remote areas of the state lacking such services through telepsychiatry, which uses video conferencing to connect psychiatrists with patients.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed scores of bills into law Friday and used his veto pen on three other measures.
When Illinois state lawmakers are back in Springfield for the fall veto session in October and November they are expected to take up issues dealing with recreational cannabis as the state prepares for retail sales to start Jan. 1.
State health officials said a person who recently vaped and was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness has died, the first death amid a string of reports involving people hospitalized with lung problems potentially linked to vaping.
A new report found that consumers get more for their money outside of Illinois.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to raise fees and establish new taxes to cover a budget shortfall, but she wants the Illinois General Assembly to allow the city to do it instead of asking residents for permission.
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Orlando, is among 14 House Democrats and one Republican named in an ethics complaint filed Thursday with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) alleging they proposed a “quid pro quo arrangement” with a Las Vegas casino executive.
A new federal rule that keeps taxpayer-funded Medicaid money from being diverted away from providers is being challenged by Illinois’ Attorney General.
Family justice advocate says new DCFS audit shows state agency is failing
The owner of a number of coal-fired plants wants Illinois lawmakers to take action after the company announced it plans to close four plants.
Some experts in Illinois want to bring mental health care providers to remote areas of the state lacking such services through telepsychiatry, which uses video conferencing to connect psychiatrists with patients.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed scores of bills into law Friday and used his veto pen on three other measures.
When Illinois state lawmakers are back in Springfield for the fall veto session in October and November they are expected to take up issues dealing with recreational cannabis as the state prepares for retail sales to start Jan. 1.
State health officials said a person who recently vaped and was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness has died, the first death amid a string of reports involving people hospitalized with lung problems potentially linked to vaping.
A new report found that consumers get more for their money outside of Illinois.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to raise fees and establish new taxes to cover a budget shortfall, but she wants the Illinois General Assembly to allow the city to do it instead of asking residents for permission.
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Orlando, is among 14 House Democrats and one Republican named in an ethics complaint filed Thursday with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) alleging they proposed a “quid pro quo arrangement” with a Las Vegas casino executive.
A new federal rule that keeps taxpayer-funded Medicaid money from being diverted away from providers is being challenged by Illinois’ Attorney General.
Family justice advocate says new DCFS audit shows state agency is failing
The owner of a number of coal-fired plants wants Illinois lawmakers to take action after the company announced it plans to close four plants.
An audit of Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services found significant deficiencies and noncompliance that a family justice advocate said shows the state agency is failing.
