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Citing high prescription drug prices, lawmakers and activists are reviving a dormant push to create an Illinois prescription drug affordability board.

The measure is the latest in a series of delays because Illinois is the last to change state law in accordance with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Since 2022, Illinois has seen more travelers seeking abortions from out of state than any other state in the country.

Gov. JB Pritzker has also proposed a two-year pause on state financial incentives for data centers that have been in place since 2019.

The lack of fixed guidance at the state and federal levels on how to address the scarcity of new pennies has left some businesses at a loss.

Legal experts say the newly enacted Clean Slate Act may help reduce gaps in record-clearing, and federal marijuana reclassification could spur broader reforms across the country.

The injunction will block the freeze until the case can be heard, meaning Illinois and four other Democratic-led states will have access to the funds.

As the U.S. sheds manufacturing jobs, Illinois is accepting applications for $24 million in grant funding to establish training facilities at community colleges aimed at bolstering the state’s manufacturing labor pool.

The network monitors disease outbreaks across the globe and prepares countries to respond to those outbreaks.

For the first time in five years, certain forms of student loan forgiveness will be taxable following a change in federal tax policy this year.

At least 100 people have died from the flu this season in Illinois, with 77 of those deaths occurring this month alone, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Though every state got roughly $200 million, states with smaller rural populations are getting more per person than those with more people in rural areas.